Early Childhood Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 3

Your preschooler can learn how to siphon water with just two bottles and a plastic tube in this fun, educational science activity.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

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.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.