In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

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

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

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.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

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.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

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

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

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

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

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

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

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

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.

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.

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.