Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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

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

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?

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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

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

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

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

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

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.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

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

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.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

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

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

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 easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

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

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

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!

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

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