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

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

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.

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

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering her materials outside, and then using them to create a piece of art!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

This project examines what types of objects burn and which burn faster and cleaner.

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

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

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.