Kindergarten and 1st Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 4

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

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.

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.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

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

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

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.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Get ready for a yummy taste test! Just pour the milk -- and make sure you have some chocolate chip cookies on hand.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.