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Early Childhood Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources for 'solid shapes'

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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
Kindergarten
Physical Science
This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.
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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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.
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
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.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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The Speed of Sound on a String
The Speed of Sound on a String
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The Speed of Sound on a String
Kindergarten
Physical Science
This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.
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The Speed of Sound on a String
The Speed of Sound on a String
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The Speed of Sound on a String
This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
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.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Optical Illusions
Optical Illusions
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Optical Illusions
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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Optical Illusions
Optical Illusions
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Optical Illusions
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.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
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Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.
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Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
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Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Paint with Ice
Paint with Ice
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Paint with Ice
Pre-K
Life Science
In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.
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Paint with Ice
Paint with Ice
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Paint with Ice
In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.
Pre-K
Life Science
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Make a Geoboard!
Make a Geoboard!
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Make a Geoboard!
Kindergarten
Geometry
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.
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Make a Geoboard!
Make a Geoboard!
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Make a Geoboard!
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.
Kindergarten
Geometry
Activity
Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
Kindergarten
Physical Science
This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Cloud Observation
Cloud Observation
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Cloud Observation
Kindergarten
Writing
Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.
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Cloud Observation
Cloud Observation
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Cloud Observation
Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.
Kindergarten
Writing
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Homemade Periscope
Homemade Periscope
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Homemade Periscope
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.
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Homemade Periscope
Homemade Periscope
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Homemade Periscope
Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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My Robot Friend
My Robot Friend
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My Robot Friend
Kindergarten
Writing
What is a robot? What can robots do? Computer programmers tell robots what to do by creating a sequence of commands. In this lesson, students work in pairs to program a robot to act out the story from the mini story book My Friend.
Lesson Plan
My Robot Friend
My Robot Friend
Lesson Plan
My Robot Friend
What is a robot? What can robots do? Computer programmers tell robots what to do by creating a sequence of commands. In this lesson, students work in pairs to program a robot to act out the story from the mini story book My Friend.
Kindergarten
Writing
Lesson Plan
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