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.

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

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

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

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

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

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

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

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