Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 9

Learn how to make a periscope with this cool engineering science fair project idea, and learn about optics to learn how a periscope works.

Can you wink? Is your ability to wink genetic or simply based on chance? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Make stunning pendulum waves and learn the math behind the patterns generated with this cool and easy science project.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

Science fair project that tests the effects of temperature change on the reactivity of the catalase enzyme.

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

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

What causes the seasons to change? Kids find out by modeling the earth's tilt using a globe, flashlight and graph paper in this cool science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Learn about how sugar fermentation and growing yeast in this easy science project! Yeast is a eukaryotic microbe that puts the fun in fungus!

How does bleach kill bacteria? Kids find out in this impressive bacteria science fair project by testing different concentrations on a safe strain of E. coli.

This science fair project explains the process of how the lungs expand and contract with the help of the diaphragm.

This science fair project idea examines eye color genetics and the role it plays in eye color inheritance.

Kids will make a homemade electroscope and explain how it detects static charges through induction in this fun science fair project idea.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

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

This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Build a magnetic linear accelerator using a ruler, neodymium magnets, and small metal balls in this fun science fair project exploring magnetic propulsion.

Kids make a paperclip perform an act of magnetic levitation and test how effective various materials are at magnetic shielding in this science fair project.

Learn how the focal length of a lens affects a magnifying glass's magnifying power in this cool science fair project idea for 8th grade.

This project involves the programming and development of a 3D Rubik's Cube application using C++.

Is there more air particulate matter in an urban or rural environment? Test your knowledge with this science fair project.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

Which sunscreen is most effective at blocking the sun's harmful UV rays? Test the SPF of various sunblock brands in this cool science project!