Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

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

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Try this simple activity with your middle schooler to help him develop an understanding of why scientific classification systems exist and how they work.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

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.

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

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.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

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.

Trick your eye with this easy-to-make animation flip book! It's a fun way to learn about persistence of vision and is creative enough to entertain anyone.