Kindergarten - 7th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 6

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

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

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Science fair project which teaches you about the principles of physics within a vacuum by creating a vacuum chamber.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this fun science project, learn about what happens to cut fruit and experiment with how to stop apples from turning brown.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

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.

Learn about magnifying glasses, concave lenses and inverted images by sending rays of light through a magnifying glass in this cool science fair project!

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

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.

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

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!

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

This science fair project idea explores which fruit molds the fastest.

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

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.