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Duck Feet
Duck Feet
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Duck Feet
This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.
1st grade
Science Project
How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
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How Sound Travels Through Air and Solids
This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.
1st grade
Science
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Insulation Experiment: Keep Your Body Warm
Insulation Experiment: Keep Your Body Warm
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Insulation Experiment: Keep Your Body Warm
In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.
1st grade
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.
1st grade
Science
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Demonstrating Photosynthesis: Writing in Grass
Demonstrating Photosynthesis: Writing in Grass
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Demonstrating Photosynthesis: Writing in Grass
This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.
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The Speed of Sound on a String
The Speed of Sound on a String
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The Speed of Sound on a String
This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.
1st grade
Science
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Glove In a Jar: Demonstration of a Closed System
Glove In a Jar: Demonstration of a Closed System
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Glove In a Jar: Demonstration of a Closed System
In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.
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Earthworms and Plant Growth - Are They Related?
Earthworms and Plant Growth - Are They Related?
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Earthworms and Plant Growth - Are They Related?
Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?
1st grade
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Experimenting with Ant Food: Do Ants Have Favorite Flavors?
Experimenting with Ant Food: Do Ants Have Favorite Flavors?
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Experimenting with Ant Food: Do Ants Have Favorite Flavors?
People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?
1st grade
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What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
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What Do Worms Eat? A Compost Project
What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.
1st grade
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Make Slime! How to Create a Colloid
Make Slime! How to Create a Colloid
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Make Slime! How to Create a Colloid
Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.
1st grade
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.
1st grade
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Making Plants Grow
Making Plants Grow
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Making Plants Grow
The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.
1st grade
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Candy or Medicine?
Candy or Medicine?
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Candy or Medicine?
Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?
1st grade
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Ew... Brown Guacamole!
Ew... Brown Guacamole!
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Ew... Brown Guacamole!
This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.
1st grade
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Form and Function
Form and Function
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Form and Function
Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.
1st grade
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Word Color Association: Are You Feeling Orange?
Word Color Association: Are You Feeling Orange?
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Word Color Association: Are You Feeling Orange?
Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.
1st grade
Social studies
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.
1st grade
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Cinnamon Bug Repellent: Sweet Relief?
Cinnamon Bug Repellent: Sweet Relief?
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Cinnamon Bug Repellent: Sweet Relief?
Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.
1st grade
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Shadow Science: What Makes Shade Shift?
Shadow Science: What Makes Shade Shift?
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Shadow Science: What Makes Shade Shift?
What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.
1st grade
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Bird Seed Science: Do Birds Prefer Certain Colors?
Bird Seed Science: Do Birds Prefer Certain Colors?
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Bird Seed Science: Do Birds Prefer Certain Colors?
Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?
1st grade
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Discovering and Sorting Seeds in Fruits and Vegetables
Discovering and Sorting Seeds in Fruits and Vegetables
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Discovering and Sorting Seeds in Fruits and Vegetables
In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables
1st grade
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Speedy Snail Race
Speedy Snail Race
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Speedy Snail Race
This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.
1st grade
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Sour Taste Testing: When Life Gives You Lemons
Sour Taste Testing: When Life Gives You Lemons
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Sour Taste Testing: When Life Gives You Lemons
Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?
1st grade
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How Do Weather Conditions Affect How Fast a Puddle Evaporates?
How Do Weather Conditions Affect How Fast a Puddle Evaporates?
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How Do Weather Conditions Affect How Fast a Puddle Evaporates?
In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.
1st grade
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As 1st graders embark upon their elementary school careers, they'll be brimming with curiosity and an eagerness to learn about the world around them. Education.com's collection of 1st grade science projects not only encourages kids to ask questions about their world, but gives them the tools they need to seek answers. Our first grade science experiments can easily be accomplished at home in under 30 minutes with basic materials, and our first grade science fair project ideas provide young scientists with safe scientific procedures that make for fantastic presentations.