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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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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.
Buoyant Force of Water
This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.
Bridge Project
This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.
Arch Magic: The Unbreakable Egg
Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.
A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
Learn how to make a periscope with this cool engineering science fair project idea, and learn about optics to learn how a periscope works.
How to Make a Periscope
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.
Solar Hot Dog Cooker
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.
Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water
In this windmill model science project, you will build a windmill to learn about wheel-and-axle machines and how these simple machines are used to do work.
Windmill Model Science Project
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.
How to Make a Rubber Band Car
In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.
How to Make Gears
Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.
The Single Fixed Pulley System
In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.
Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!
Tensile Strength Test
Kids will learn about insulation, heat conduction, and the economic benefits of energy efficient windows in this cool science fair project.
Energy Efficient Windows
In this science fair experiment, students learn about the scientific principles behind Doppler ultrasound.
Measuring Heart Rate with Doppler Ultrasound
In this CD hovercraft science project, students will construct their own DIY hovercraft.
DIY Hovercraft
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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