Kindergarten - 6th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 25

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.

What can you do with hair after its cut? This science project teaches you practical uses for human hair.

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

Science fair project determines relationship between number and variety of insects and spiders by collecting and counting invertebrates in a ecosystem.

This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.

This science fair project examines which fruits and/or vegetables will ripen prematurely when placed with ripe apples.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

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

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

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

Does dough rise faster with unbleached or bleached flour? Investigate in this science fair project idea.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

This tricky building block challenge asks your learner to think creatively. They will work on their divergent thinking skills as they try to fill up an index card perfectly with building bricks.

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!

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

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