Early Childhood Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 2

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

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

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

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

Here's a simple science activity that will help your child better understand how wells bring us water.

Get ready for a yummy taste test! Just pour the milk -- and make sure you have some chocolate chip cookies on hand.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

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 explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

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

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.

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

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

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

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

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

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

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.

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

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

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!