Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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

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

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

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

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

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

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

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

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

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

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

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

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

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!

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

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.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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

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

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.

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