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

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!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

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!

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

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

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

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

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.

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!

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

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

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

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

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

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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

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.

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

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

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.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

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

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

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!

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.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.