Top 10 science fair projects for kindergarten
Every project on this list is one of Peabody's own, free, with the hypothesis, steps, results table and board plan on its page. All ten are written for kindergarten: an answer you count or see (bounces, blocks, steps, checks), eight steps at most, and a grown-up doing every step with water or ice. Nothing is measured with a ruler, so a five-year-old counts heel-to-toe steps, blocks or crayons instead.
How it's ordered: Peabody's kindergarten projects, the fewest days of testing first, then the shortest sitting (the kindergarten page's own order).
The ten projects
- 🏀 Which ball bounces the most times? (ours): kindergarten · 1 day of testing · free. A bouncy ball squashes when it hits the floor and then springs back, and the spring pushes it up again.
- 🚗 Does a higher ramp make a toy car roll farther? (ours): kindergarten · 1 day of testing · free. A car at the top of a higher ramp has farther to fall, so it is going faster at the bottom.
- ✈️ Which paper goes farthest: a flat sheet, a ball or a plane? (ours): kindergarten · 1 day of testing · free. Air pushes back on anything that moves through it.
- 🔦 Does a toy's shadow get bigger when the flashlight comes closer? (ours): kindergarten · 1 day of testing · free. A shadow is where the toy blocks the light.
- ⛵ Sink or float: does a bigger foil boat carry more blocks? (ours): kindergarten · 1 day of testing · free. A boat floats when it pushes enough water out of the way to hold up its load.
- 🧽 Which soaks up the most: a sponge, a paper towel or a cloth? (ours): kindergarten · 1 day of testing · free. A sponge, a paper towel and a cloth are all full of tiny holes and gaps.
- 🌉 Which paper bridge holds the most blocks: flat, folded once or folded like a fan? (ours): kindergarten · 1 day of testing · free. Flat paper bends easily in the middle.
- 🧊 Which ice cube melts first: in the sun, in the shade or inside? (ours): kindergarten · 1 day of testing · free. Ice melts when it gets warm.
- 🌞 When is my shadow longest: morning, lunch or afternoon? (ours): kindergarten · 3 days of testing · free. Your shadow is the patch where your body blocks the sunlight.
- 🌱 Where does grass come up first: a sunny window, a shady room or a dark cupboard? (ours): kindergarten · 10 days of testing · about $3. A seed carries a little food of its own, so it can start to grow even in the dark.
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