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!

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

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

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

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

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

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

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

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

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

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.

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!

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

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.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

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

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

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.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

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