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The Single Fixed Pulley System
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The Single Fixed Pulley System
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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The Single Fixed Pulley System
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The Single Fixed Pulley System
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.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How to Make a Rubber Band Car
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How to Make a Rubber Band Car
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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How to Make a Rubber Band Car
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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.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How to Make Gears
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How to Make Gears
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.
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How to Make Gears
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How to Make Gears
In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Force and the Fulcrum
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Force and the Fulcrum
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea explores how much force is needed to move a lever at different distances from the fulcrum.
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Force and the Fulcrum
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Force and the Fulcrum
This science fair project idea explores how much force is needed to move a lever at different distances from the fulcrum.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
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.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Alcohol Fermentation
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Alcohol Fermentation
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea explores alcoholic fermentation at work by making your own soda.
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Alcohol Fermentation
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Alcohol Fermentation
This science fair project idea explores alcoholic fermentation at work by making your own soda.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Potato Chip Science: How Greasy Are Your Potato Chips?
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Potato Chip Science: How Greasy Are Your Potato Chips?
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.
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Potato Chip Science: How Greasy Are Your Potato Chips?
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Potato Chip Science: How Greasy Are Your Potato Chips?
How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make a Geoboard!
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Make a Geoboard!
Kindergarten
Geometry
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.
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Make a Geoboard!
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Make a Geoboard!
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.
Kindergarten
Geometry
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Bouncy Balls
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Bouncy Balls
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.
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Bouncy Balls
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Bouncy Balls
This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
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Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!
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Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
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Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How A Kazoo Makes Sounds
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How A Kazoo Makes Sounds
Second Grade
Physical Science
How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.
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How A Kazoo Makes Sounds
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How A Kazoo Makes Sounds
How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.
Second Grade
Physical Science
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Using A Dichotomous Key To Identify Trees
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Using A Dichotomous Key To Identify Trees
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.
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Using A Dichotomous Key To Identify Trees
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Using A Dichotomous Key To Identify Trees
This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Conductor or Insulator
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Conductor or Insulator
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
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Conductor or Insulator
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Conductor or Insulator
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Conductor or Insulator?
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Conductor or Insulator?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
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Conductor or Insulator?
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Conductor or Insulator?
This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.
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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
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Exploring Static Electricity with Sticky Balloons
This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Gravitational Forces for Preschoolers
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Gravitational Forces for Preschoolers
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.
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Gravitational Forces for Preschoolers
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Gravitational Forces for Preschoolers
This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Density Experiment
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Density Experiment
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.
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Density Experiment
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Density Experiment
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Musical Glasses
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Musical Glasses
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.
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Musical Glasses
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Musical Glasses
In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic
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Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.
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Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic
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Slinky: Metal vs. Plastic
This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
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Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.
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Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
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Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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A Rocky Quiz
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A Rocky Quiz
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.
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A Rocky Quiz
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A Rocky Quiz
Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Thirsty Plants
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Thirsty Plants
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project that determines whether landscaping fabric impacts the ability of plants to receive water.
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Thirsty Plants
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Thirsty Plants
Science fair project that determines whether landscaping fabric impacts the ability of plants to receive water.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
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Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
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Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
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Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
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.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Invisible Fingerprints: CSI Style!
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Invisible Fingerprints: CSI Style!
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.
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Invisible Fingerprints: CSI Style!
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Invisible Fingerprints: CSI Style!
Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Optical Illusions
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Optical Illusions
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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Optical Illusions
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Optical Illusions
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.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Survival Skills
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Survival Skills
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.
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Survival Skills
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Survival Skills
Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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