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.

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

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

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

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

This project uses science and art to help students learn and teach others about Earth's endangered and extinct species.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

This science fair project idea is develops new or improved paper making techniques and encourages recycling.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

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

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

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.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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.

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!

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.