Kindergarten and 1st Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 5

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

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

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

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

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

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

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:

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!

Kids will learn how to clean fish tank the natural way. Add catfish to the tank and see if your water gets cleaner.

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.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

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

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

In this design challenge, your child will use building bricks to create a funny face. The activity instructions include question prompts thta can help guide your child through the creative process, and promote their problem-solving skills.

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

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.