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I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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

Help your child plant a âtea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

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

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.

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

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

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

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.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

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.

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

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

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

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

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

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play: