120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
10 projects for Grade 1
Guess whether everyday objects will sink or float, then test them in water and look for a pattern.
20 to 30 min · 4 materialsView projectBuild a simple bird feeder and tally which birds come to visit.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectStack cups or blocks into a tower, measure how tall it gets, and find a design that stands the highest.
25 to 40 min · 3 materialsView projectMeasure the same things with paper clips, blocks and a ruler and discover why we need standard units.
25 to 40 min · 5 materialsView projectCollect fallen leaves, sort them by shape and edges, and make a graph of what you found.
30 to 50 min · 6 materialsView projectBuild trains of colored blocks that follow a pattern and figure out what comes next.
20 to 35 min · 2 materialsView projectWatch colored water climb up paper towels from cup to cup and mix to make brand new colors.
20 to 30 min · 6 materialsView projectUse a flashlight to find out how a shadow changes when an object moves closer or farther away.
20 to 30 min · 5 materialsView projectMake a simple rain gauge from a bottle and record how much rain falls each day for a week.
30 to 45 min · 7 materialsView projectStir different kitchen powders into water and sort them into the ones that disappear and the ones that do not.
20 to 30 min · 5 materialsView projectEduVistaHQ.com · Learn • Explore • Grow. Olympiad-inspired activities are practice for the skills those competitions use. EduVistaHQ is not affiliated with Science Olympiad or any other competition organization.