Can you think of a way of cleaning dirty water using the sun? In this activity, you will be making a "solar still" that is able to do just that!

In this activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Flowers are up to some very important business: they are reproducing! In this activity, find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants. Maybe she'll even develop a green thumb in the process!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

The fish most first grade kids see is usually filleted or canned, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. Here's a delightful way to bridge the gap, with an activity that blends art with life science discovery.

Illustrate the idea of light refraction with this exciting and mystifying experiment. (Hint: it's not magic, it's science!)

This activity is designed to serve as an introduction to polymer chemistry. Sound fancy? Have no fear â you'll be using the material found inside of a baby's diaper!

First graders generally love to think concretely. So if it's a rock, it's heavy. If it's a little box of raisins, it's light. Right? Well, not always. Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Want to give your child a lesson in the wide world of plants? Here's a fun activity that will have him researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.