Early Childhood Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 3

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 activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

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.

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

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!

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

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

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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:

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.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

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

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

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

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

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

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

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

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

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.