The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

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

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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.

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!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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

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

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

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

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

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

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!

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

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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.

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.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

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!