Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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

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

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

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

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

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

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.

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

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

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

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

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

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

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!

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

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!

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

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!

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

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

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.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

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

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.