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!

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

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

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

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

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

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

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.

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

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

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

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.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

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.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

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

Teach your child about using pumps to move water in this simple and educational preschool science activity!

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

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.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.