Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

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

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.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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

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

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.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.