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In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

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

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

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.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

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

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

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.

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

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

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

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.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

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

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

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 project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

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!

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

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

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

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