Preschool - 1st Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 2

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Here's a simple science activity that will help your child better understand how wells bring us water.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!