Preschool - 4th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 13

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

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.

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

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

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

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

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Science fair project that identifies the differences between soils from different environments and attempts to figure out why those differences exist.

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

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Learn about the role of Earth's rotation on the Coriolis Effect and hurricanes in this science project. Model the Coriolis Effect on a hurricane's direction.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.