Plants need water to grow. In this project we learn how plants transport water from their roots to their leaves

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

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

The objective of this science fair project is to investigate salt water density.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

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.

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

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

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

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

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

Teach your child about using pumps to move water in this simple and educational preschool science activity!

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

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.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

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

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

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