Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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

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.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

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

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

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

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

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

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!

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

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

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

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

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

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.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

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

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.