4th - 6th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Worksheets

Dr. McSquare needs help sorting out his lab reports. Can your child read each item, then label it with the correct scientific method step?

Is your child baffled by the scientific method? Dr. McSquare is here to help! Learn the steps by helping the doctor organize his lab reports.

Introduce students to the first step of the engineering design process with this helpful graphic organizer! 

Encourage your child to take a nature walk, using the prompts on this worksheet to write and draw their observations of plants, animals, sounds, and more.

These STEM design challenge cards ask learners to build something new for a specific reason or purpose and are a great way to foster creative thinking.

Introduce students to the second step of the engineering design process with this helpful template!

Introduce students to the third step of the engineering design process with this helpful template!

Hypothesis, observation, data...with so many terms, learning the scientific method can be tricky. Learn the steps by helping Dr. McSquare sort out his reports.

For all you mad scientists, here is a helpful lab safety 101! You'll get to read a few basic rules, and then complete a word search.

Introduce students to the fourth step of the engineering design process with this helpful template!

Dr. McSquare is here to help kids learn the scientific method. His reports are all in disarray--can your child sort label each part with the correct step?

Explore your world while making observations and inferences with this engaging science worksheet! 

Prepare your students for a fun and safe lab environment with the help of this laboratory safety contract!

How well do you know your laboratory equipment? Find out with this fun matching activity!

Get to know your classroom laboratory equipment with this fun scavenger hunt activity!

Learn all about essential laboratory equipment with this hands-on worksheet for fourth and fifth graders!

Start designing your own science experiment with this middle-grade worksheet!

See if you can name each part of a microscope in this informative middle-grade worksheet!

You’ve already asked your question and made your hypothesis, and it’s time to move on to the next step of the scientific process!

With your experiment data and analysis in hand, it’s time to draw your conclusions!

Wrap up your experiment and share your results with the world in this helpful template!