Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Resources : Page 13

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

This science fair project idea investigates how the height at which a pendulum is released affects the length of time it continues.

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

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

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

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

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.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

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.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

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

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

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 project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

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

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

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

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