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120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.

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9 projects

Grade 1
BuildBeginner

Backyard Bird Feeder and Bird Count

Science, Engineering · Biology, Environmental Science

Build a simple bird feeder and tally which birds come to visit.

30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView project
Grade 1
ExperimentBeginner

Leaf Hunt and Sort

Science, Math · Biology, Environmental Science

Collect fallen leaves, sort them by shape and edges, and make a graph of what you found.

30 to 50 min · 6 materialsView project
Grade 3
ExperimentBeginner

Soil Sleuths: Which Soil Drains Fastest?

Science · Earth Science, Environmental Science

Pour water through sand, clay and garden soil and find out which one lets water pass through fastest.

35 to 50 min · 8 materialsView project
Grade 4
ExperimentBeginner

Water Cycle in a Bag

Science · Earth Science, Environmental Science

Seal water in a bag on a sunny window and watch evaporation, condensation and rain happen.

20 to 30 min · 6 materialsView project
Grade 5
BuildIntermediate

Build and Test a Water Filter

Engineering, Science · Environmental Science, Engineering

Design a filter from sand, gravel and cotton and test how well it cleans muddy water.

60 to 90 min · 9 materialsView project
Grade 5
ExperimentIntermediate

Erosion Control: Slope and Ground Cover

Science, Engineering · Earth Science, Environmental Science

Pour rain on soil slopes with and without plants or mulch and measure how much soil washes away.

45 to 70 min · 8 materialsView project
Grade 9
ExperimentIntermediate

Leaf Disk Photosynthesis Assay

Science · Biology, Environmental Science

Make leaf disks sink and time how long they take to float as photosynthesis fills them with oxygen.

1 to 1.7 hr · 8 materialsView project
Grade 10
ExperimentIntermediate

Mark and Recapture: Estimating a Population

Science, Math · Biology, Environmental Science

Estimate the number of beans in a bag the way biologists estimate wildlife populations.

45 to 75 min · 5 materialsView project
Grade 10
BuildIntermediate

Turbidity Tube: Measuring Water Clarity

Science, Engineering · Environmental Science, Measurement

Build a turbidity tube, calibrate it with cloudy water samples, and use it to compare local water sources.

60 to 90 min · 7 materialsView project

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