Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how: