Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

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

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

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.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.