1st - 8th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 3

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

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

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

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.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

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.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

This project explores whether there is an effect on people, including heart rate and self-expressed mood, when they are exposed to different types of music.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.

This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.