Preschool - 7th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 13

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

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.

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

This science fair idea examines hydrogel superabsorbent polymer crystals. They can absorb 500 times their weight in water. Can they absorb other liquids too?

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

This science fair project idea provides evidence that air is everywhere and takes up space.

Demonstrate the properties of pressure and surface tension to explain how water can stay inside an upside down glass using cardboard.

Kids will create their own version of Richard Feynman's rubber band heat engine to learn about thermodynamics with this cool science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Test out the pH levels of soil in your backyard versus soil in more wild environments to solve this science case.

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.