Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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.

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

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

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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

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

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

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

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

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

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