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

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.

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!

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

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

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

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

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

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

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

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

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

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

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

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

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

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

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

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

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.

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

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

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.