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!

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

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

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

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.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

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 science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.