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The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

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.

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

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

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

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

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

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

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.

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.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

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

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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!

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

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 demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

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

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!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.