This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

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.

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

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

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

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.

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

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.

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

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

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

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

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

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

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.

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

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

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

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.

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

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

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.