1st - 3rd Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 7

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

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

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

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

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.