In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

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!

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

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

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.