1st - 6th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a car that can be powered by a balloon!

In this design challenge, students will be tasked with creating a bouncy ball polymer!

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

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

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

This tricky building block challenge asks your learner to think creatively. They will work on their divergent thinking skills as they try to fill up an index card perfectly with building bricks.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.