120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
46 projects
Roll a toy car down ramps of different heights, graph the data, and find the slope of the line.
60 to 90 min · 7 materialsView projectLaunch a marble off a table from different ramp heights and test a physics model of how far it lands.
1.5 to 2 hr · 7 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 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 projectRun a pretend shop and find the fewest coins to make each price and give back change.
30 to 45 min · 5 materialsView projectHunt for circles, squares, triangles and rectangles around your home and show what you found on a bar graph.
30 to 45 min · 5 materialsView projectMake a simple sundial and mark the Sun's moving shadow through the day.
30 to 45 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 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 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 projectAct out handshakes with friends and discover the pattern behind counting pairs.
30 to 45 min · 4 materialsView projectOne partner builds a secret structure and describes it, and the other rebuilds it using only measurements and words.
40 to 60 min · 5 materialsView projectUse a scale to place the planets along a strip of paper and discover how empty space really is.
40 to 70 min · 5 materialsView projectFind the shape of rectangular garden that gives the most room when you have a fixed amount of fence.
40 to 65 min · 5 materialsView projectPick a question about everyday life, design a fair experiment to answer it, and present your results.
60 to 90 min · 4 materialsView projectPlay a two-dice game, collect the results, and discover which player has the better chance of winning.
40 to 60 min · 3 materialsView projectSurvey your family and friends, find the mean, median and mode, and decide which one tells the story best.
45 to 70 min · 5 materialsView projectWrite step-by-step commands to guide a human robot through a floor maze, then improve your code with loops.
40 to 60 min · 4 materialsView projectWrite instructions for building a hidden object so well that a partner can rebuild it without ever seeing it.
40 to 60 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.