This project examines what types of objects burn and which burn faster and cleaner.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

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.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

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

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

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

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

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.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

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