120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
120 projects
Lift fingerprints with cocoa powder and tape and sort them into arches, loops and whorls.
35 to 50 min · 6 materialsView projectFold paper strips into halves, thirds, fourths and more, and use them to compare and match fractions.
35 to 55 min · 5 materialsView projectGuess lengths, masses and volumes first, then measure them, and see how close your estimates can get.
30 to 45 min · 5 materialsView projectUse rows of counters to see multiplication, and discover why 3 times 4 equals 4 times 3.
30 to 45 min · 3 materialsView projectLift a load with a fixed pulley and a moving pulley and measure how much easier each one makes the job.
40 to 60 min · 6 materialsView projectRoll a toy car down a ramp onto different floors and find out which surface slows it the most.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectMake a guitar from a box and rubber bands and discover how to make higher and lower sounds.
35 to 50 min · 5 materialsView projectPour water through sand, clay and garden soil and find out which one lets water pass through fastest.
35 to 50 min · 8 materialsView projectCut a tangram puzzle into seven pieces and rearrange them to make animals, houses and shapes that share the same area.
30 to 45 min · 3 materialsView projectLight a small bulb with a battery and wires, then build a switch from paper clips.
40 to 60 min · 6 materialsView projectBuild a craft stick catapult and find out how pull back and angle change how far it launches.
45 to 70 min · 7 materialsView projectSolve and invent puzzles that use clues and a grid to work out who owns what.
35 to 55 min · 4 materialsView projectPlace the numbers 1 to 9 in a grid so every row, column and diagonal adds to the same total.
30 to 50 min · 3 materialsView projectBuild a bridge from penne pasta and glue, then test how much weight it can hold compared with its own mass.
1 to 2 hr · 7 materialsView projectDesign a cushioned package that keeps a raw egg safe when it is dropped from a height.
50 to 80 min · 6 materialsView projectRub a balloon on different materials and test which one gives the strongest static charge.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectAct out handshakes with friends and discover the pattern behind counting pairs.
30 to 45 min · 4 materialsView projectSeal water in a bag on a sunny window and watch evaporation, condensation and rain happen.
20 to 30 min · 6 materialsView projectDesign a filter from sand, gravel and cotton and test how well it cleans muddy water.
60 to 90 min · 9 materialsView projectTime how long sugar takes to dissolve in cold, warm and hot water, then explain what you see.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectPour rain on soil slopes with and without plants or mulch and measure how much soil washes away.
45 to 70 min · 8 materialsView projectMake a battery from lemons, a nail and a coin and measure its voltage as you add more lemons.
40 to 65 min · 6 materialsView projectMake a spinning paper helicopter and test how blade length changes how long it takes to fall.
35 to 55 min · 6 materialsView projectBuild parachutes of different sizes and find out how canopy size changes how long a toy takes to fall.
40 to 60 min · 6 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.