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

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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!

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

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

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.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

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

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

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

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

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

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

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.