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Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

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.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

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

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

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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

This science fair project investigates why the number of visible stars changes from place to place.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

In this simple science project, learn about what causes dew and what affects dew formation with a drinking glass, ice, and a soda bottle.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Test out the pH levels of soil in your backyard versus soil in more wild environments to solve this science case.