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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
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Leaf Rubbings: Shapes and Patterns
In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
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Shape Walks: Seeing Shapes in Our World
In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make a Geoboard!
Make a Geoboard!
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Make a Geoboard!
Kindergarten
Geometry
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.
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Make a Geoboard!
Make a Geoboard!
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Make a Geoboard!
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.
Kindergarten
Geometry
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Plants Need Sunlight and Water
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Kindergarten
Life Science
This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Plants Need Sunlight and Water
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
Kindergarten
Life Science
In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Shape Words
Shape Words
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Shape Words
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!
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Shape Words
Shape Words
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Shape Words
Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Lab Safety Dress Up #3
Lab Safety Dress Up #3
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Lab Safety Dress Up #3
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Prepare students for an upcoming science lab with this helpful worksheet!
Worksheet
Lab Safety Dress Up #3
Lab Safety Dress Up #3
Worksheet
Lab Safety Dress Up #3
Prepare students for an upcoming science lab with this helpful worksheet!
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Worksheet
Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How do Plants Absorb Water?
How do Plants Absorb Water?
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How do Plants Absorb Water?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!
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How do Plants Absorb Water?
How do Plants Absorb Water?
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How do Plants Absorb Water?
Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
Kindergarten
Physical Science
This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Is it Possible to Blow a Square Bubble?
Is it Possible to Blow a Square Bubble?
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Is it Possible to Blow a Square Bubble?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?
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Is it Possible to Blow a Square Bubble?
Is it Possible to Blow a Square Bubble?
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Is it Possible to Blow a Square Bubble?
Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
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Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.
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Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
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Color Walks: Seeing Colors in Our World
In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Make a Handprint Butterfly
Make a Handprint Butterfly
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Make a Handprint Butterfly
Kindergarten
Life Science
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.
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Make a Handprint Butterfly
Make a Handprint Butterfly
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Make a Handprint Butterfly
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.
Kindergarten
Life Science
Activity
Optical Illusions
Optical Illusions
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Optical Illusions
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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Optical Illusions
Optical Illusions
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Optical Illusions
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.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Make a Sensory Cloud
Make a Sensory Cloud
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Kindergarten
Life Science
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!
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Make a Sensory Cloud
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Make a Sensory Cloud
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!
Kindergarten
Life Science
Activity
Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
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Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.
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Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
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Sun Print: How Solar Energy Creates Chemical Changes
In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Cloud Observation
Cloud Observation
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Cloud Observation
Kindergarten
Writing
Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.
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Cloud Observation
Cloud Observation
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Cloud Observation
Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.
Kindergarten
Writing
Activity
How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
Kindergarten
Physical Science
This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.
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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Activity
Crystal Wonderland
Crystal Wonderland
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Crystal Wonderland
First Grade
Measurement
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.
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Crystal Wonderland
Crystal Wonderland
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Crystal Wonderland
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.
First Grade
Measurement
Activity
The Speed of Sound on a String
The Speed of Sound on a String
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The Speed of Sound on a String
Kindergarten
Physical Science
This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.
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The Speed of Sound on a String
The Speed of Sound on a String
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The Speed of Sound on a String
This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Activity
Form and Function
Form and Function
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Form and Function
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.
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Form and Function
Form and Function
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Form and Function
Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Magnetic Field Strength vs. Distance
Magnetic Field Strength vs. Distance
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Magnetic Field Strength vs. Distance
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.
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Magnetic Field Strength vs. Distance
Magnetic Field Strength vs. Distance
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Magnetic Field Strength vs. Distance
How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Gravitropism
Gravitropism
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Gravitropism
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.
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Gravitropism
Gravitropism
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Gravitropism
What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
My Robot Friend
My Robot Friend
Lesson Plan
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My Robot Friend
Kindergarten
Writing
What is a robot? What can robots do? Computer programmers tell robots what to do by creating a sequence of commands. In this lesson, students work in pairs to program a robot to act out the story from the mini story book My Friend.
Lesson Plan
My Robot Friend
My Robot Friend
Lesson Plan
My Robot Friend
What is a robot? What can robots do? Computer programmers tell robots what to do by creating a sequence of commands. In this lesson, students work in pairs to program a robot to act out the story from the mini story book My Friend.
Kindergarten
Writing
Lesson Plan
What Is an Algorithm?
What Is an Algorithm?
Lesson Plan
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What Is an Algorithm?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will learn to create a simple algorithm using block code. The platform used for this activity is a website created by Google that provides free educational games that teach students to program using block code.
Lesson Plan
What Is an Algorithm?
What Is an Algorithm?
Lesson Plan
What Is an Algorithm?
In this lesson, students will learn to create a simple algorithm using block code. The platform used for this activity is a website created by Google that provides free educational games that teach students to program using block code.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
What Attracts Fruit Flies?
What Attracts Fruit Flies?
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What Attracts Fruit Flies?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.
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What Attracts Fruit Flies?
What Attracts Fruit Flies?
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What Attracts Fruit Flies?
In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Show the Direction of Magnetic Field Lines
Show the Direction of Magnetic Field Lines
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Show the Direction of Magnetic Field Lines
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.
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Show the Direction of Magnetic Field Lines
Show the Direction of Magnetic Field Lines
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Show the Direction of Magnetic Field Lines
Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Build an Insect Model
Build an Insect Model
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Build an Insect Model
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.
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Build an Insect Model
Build an Insect Model
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Build an Insect Model
In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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