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

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!

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

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.

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!

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

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

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

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

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.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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

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!

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.

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

In this project, a basketball containing different psi is dropped to see how well it bounces.

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

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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

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

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.

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

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.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

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.