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

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

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!

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

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

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

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

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

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

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

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.