120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
52 projects
Guess whether everyday objects will sink or float, then test them in water and look for a pattern.
20 to 30 min · 4 materialsView projectFold a flat sheet of paper into a bridge and test how many pennies it can hold.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectRoll 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 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 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 projectSend a balloon zooming along a string and discover how air pushes it forward.
25 to 40 min · 7 materialsView projectSprout beans in a bag on a sunny window and record what the seeds need to grow.
15 to 20 min · 6 materialsView projectAdd salt or sugar to ice cubes and find out what melts ice the fastest.
25 to 40 min · 7 materialsView projectCompare brands of paper towel to find out which one soaks up the most water.
25 to 35 min · 5 materialsView projectUse a rubber band to compare how hard it is to lift a toy straight up and to pull it up ramps.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectMake a simple sundial and mark the Sun's moving shadow through the day.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectGuess lengths, masses and volumes first, then measure them, and see how close your estimates can get.
30 to 45 min · 5 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 projectPour water through sand, clay and garden soil and find out which one lets water pass through fastest.
35 to 50 min · 8 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 projectSeal water in a bag on a sunny window and watch evaporation, condensation and rain happen.
20 to 30 min · 6 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 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.