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

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.

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

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

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!

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.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

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

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

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

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!

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

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!

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

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.

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

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

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

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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.

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.

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

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