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Engineering Science Fair Projects

Check out this fantastic collection of engineering science fair projects for all grade levels. Whether they involve using solar energy to cook a hotdog or transporting a secret message from a tree house with a balloon rocket, Education.com's engineering projects for kids equip little learners with the knowledge they need to build some impressive machines and solve a variety of fun engineering problems.

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Sensor Robot Maze

In this cool robotics project, construct a motorized robot with a sensor and put it through a maze test to find the number of errors it makes along the way.

Arch Magic: The Unbreakable Egg

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

How to Make a Steam Powered Rocket Boat

Kids will learn how to make a steam powered rocket boat, also called a putt putt boat or a pop pop boat, in this great science fair project for 4th graders.

Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water

Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.

Solar Hot Dog Cooker

Kids use applied math to build and test a parabolic mirror solar hot dog cooker in this cool engineering science fair project idea for middle school.

How to Make Gears

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

How to Make a Rubber Band Car

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

What Is a Compound Microscope?

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Wind Tunnel Experiment

In this wind tunnel experiment, you'll make a wind tunnel to test lift and airflow on a model plane and explore aerodynamics and the Bernoulli Principle.

How to Make a Periscope

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

Rubber Band Heat Engine

Kids will create their own version of Richard Feynman's rubber band heat engine to learn about thermodynamics with this cool science fair project idea.

Cell Phone Dead Zones: How Do Dead Zones Occur and What Can We do About Them?

This science fair project idea examines various dead zones and investigates the cause and how it can be fixed.

This science fair project idea designs safe bicycle routes using GPS.

Shedding Light on Energy Efficient Bulbs

This science fair project idea examines the actual cost of three household light bulbs by testing energy consumption.

Buoyant Force of Water

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.

How to Reduce Friction

In this fun science experiment, make a balloon car and test it on different surfaces to learn about sliding friction and rolling friction.

This science fair project idea outlines the principles and techniques behind paper batteries.

Simple Machines

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

Spiral Architect

This science fair project idea discovers the practical applications for the structural design of a snail shell.

Lighthouse Redesign

This science fair project idea is develops a modern interior lighthouse design and encourages lighthouse preservation and restoration.

Rooftop Real Estate

This science fair project idea increases the space efficiency of living areas and encourages economic improvements via new real estate ideas.

This science fair project idea designs a unique, eco-friendly living space and encourages advances in green architecture.

Trashtown Junktion

This science fair project idea discovers new ways to use recycled materials and encourages new architectural design ideas.

Powered Parachutes

This science fair project idea looks into the concept of powered parachutes as the future of transportation.

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