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

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

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.

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

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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.

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

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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

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

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

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

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.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

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

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

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

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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!

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

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.

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.

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