Preschool - 4th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 18

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

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

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

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

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

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

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

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

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

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

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

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.