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.

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

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.

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

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

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

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

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

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

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

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

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 first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

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

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

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!

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

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

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!

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

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

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

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

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.