Preschool - 1st Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 5

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

Make homemade lemonade in a baggie with your preschooler with this fun and easy recipe.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

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

Get ready for a yummy taste test! Just pour the milk -- and make sure you have some chocolate chip cookies on hand.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

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 science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.