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

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

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!

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

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

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

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

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.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

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

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.