This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

The objective of this science project is to investigate patterns in fingerprints among family members.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

This science fair project idea investigates the hardness property of minerals.

This science fair project examines whether ocean water can be made safe to drink.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

The goal of this science fair project is to determine which cheese grows mold the fastest: Vermont Cheddar, American, Brie, or Camembert?

This science fair project idea shows how a vibrating object transfers energy to whatever it touches.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Determine how good we are at direct and indirect observation.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Determine if certain colors of light are more effective for photosynthesis. Plant seeds in cardboard boxes with different light, record visible growth.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

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

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

introduction to organic chemistry. study what happens when polymer molecules are mixed with borax solution.

Determine which environment keeps an ice cube frozen for the longest duration. Inspect and record your observations when cubes melt.

Research hemispheric brain dominance in order to determine if you have a dominant side. Test foot, ear dominance. Record observations.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

This science fair project idea investigates food preference of birds.

This science fair project idea creates an underwater habitat and explores the basic needs of living things under water.

Determine how different measurements of the same object might yield different values. Provide as many reasons that you can think of.