Kindergarten and 1st Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 2

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

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

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

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

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

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

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:

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.