This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

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

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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.

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!

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

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!

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

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.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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.

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.