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Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

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!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

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

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

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!

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

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.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

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.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

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.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

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

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.