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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.

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!

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

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!

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

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

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

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

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!

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

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

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

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.

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

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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!

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

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

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

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

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.

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

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.