Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

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

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

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!

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

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

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

This science fair project idea explores the different properties & interactions of sugar molecules.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.