Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

This science research project challenges students to think of more effective lobster farming methods.

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

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

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

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

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

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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

Can you plant the insect-attracting borage plant to increase the amount of beneficial insects in your garden? Find out in this experiment!

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

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 science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

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

In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.