Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

This science fair project idea explores alcoholic fermentation at work by making your own soda.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

What is biodiversity? Kids will study different areas of their backyards to see which is the most diverse to learn about biodiversity and random sampling.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Along with being an interesting science activity, dehydrated strawberries are also tasty â and healthy!

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

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

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

Introduce your child to the wonders of colorful chemistry with this simple food coloring project.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

Magnets vary in strength. Have your young scientist figure out which kind of magnet is the strongest when you have him conduct this attractive experiment.

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

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

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!

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

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.