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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
First Grade
Reading
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.
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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.
First Grade
Reading
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How Old is That Tree?
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How Old is That Tree?
Third Grade
Measurement
Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!
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How Old is That Tree?
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How Old is That Tree?
Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!
Third Grade
Measurement
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Endangered Animals Game
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Endangered Animals Game
Second Grade
Life Science
Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.
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Endangered Animals Game
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Endangered Animals Game
Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.
Second Grade
Life Science
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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!
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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!
Pre-K
Life Science
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!
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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!
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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!
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!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Bubble Science
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Bubble Science
Pre-K
Life Science
This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!
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Bubble Science
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Bubble Science
This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
Third Grade
Writing
In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.
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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.
Third Grade
Writing
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Hatch Your Own Praying Mantises
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Hatch Your Own Praying Mantises
Third Grade
Life Science
Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.
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Hatch Your Own Praying Mantises
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Hatch Your Own Praying Mantises
Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
Third Grade
Life Science
Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!
Third Grade
Life Science
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
Second Grade
Life Science
Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!
Second Grade
Life Science
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Build a Terrarium
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Build a Terrarium
Second Grade
Life Science
Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.
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Build a Terrarium
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Build a Terrarium
Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.
Second Grade
Life Science
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Understanding Absorption
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Understanding Absorption
Third Grade
Life Science
Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.
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Understanding Absorption
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Understanding Absorption
Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Capture Fall Leaves in Stained Glass
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Capture Fall Leaves in Stained Glass
Second Grade
Life Science
This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.
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Capture Fall Leaves in Stained Glass
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Capture Fall Leaves in Stained Glass
This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.
Second Grade
Life Science
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
Third Grade
Life Science
Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?
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Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?
First Grade
Measurement
Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.
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Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?
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Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?
Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.
First Grade
Measurement
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Make Rose Petal Beads
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Make Rose Petal Beads
Third Grade
Life Science
Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!
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Make Rose Petal Beads
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Make Rose Petal Beads
Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!
Third Grade
Life Science
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Pre-K
Life Science
Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Cucumber Carving
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Cucumber Carving
Third Grade
Life Science
Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.
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Cucumber Carving
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Cucumber Carving
Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Craft a Butterfly and Chrysalis
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Craft a Butterfly and Chrysalis
Second Grade
Life Science
This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.
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Craft a Butterfly and Chrysalis
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Craft a Butterfly and Chrysalis
This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.
Second Grade
Life Science
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Watch Your Garden Grow
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Watch Your Garden Grow
Kindergarten
Life Science
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.
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Watch Your Garden Grow
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Watch Your Garden 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.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Take Science Home with Decomposition
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Take Science Home with Decomposition
Third Grade
Life Science
Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!
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Take Science Home with Decomposition
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Take Science Home with Decomposition
Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!
Third Grade
Life Science
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Skeleton Hand Print
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Skeleton Hand Print
Kindergarten
Life Science
Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws
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Skeleton Hand Print
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Skeleton Hand Print
Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Build a Toad Abode
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Build a Toad Abode
Second Grade
Life Science
Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.
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Build a Toad Abode
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Build a Toad Abode
Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.
Second Grade
Life Science
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Butterfly Life Cycle
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Butterfly Life Cycle
Second Grade
Life Science
The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.
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Butterfly Life Cycle
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Butterfly Life Cycle
The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.
Second Grade
Life Science
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
First Grade
Life Science
Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
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Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
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 Grade
Life Science
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Grow Your Own Grass
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Grow Your Own Grass
First Grade
Life Science
This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.
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Grow Your Own Grass
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Grow Your Own Grass
This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.
First Grade
Life Science
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Explore Christmas Tree Science
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Explore Christmas Tree Science
Third Grade
Life Science
This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!
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Explore Christmas Tree Science
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Explore Christmas Tree Science
This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!
Third Grade
Life Science
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Tide Pool Animals
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Tide Pool Animals
Second Grade
Life Science
This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.
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Tide Pool Animals
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Tide Pool Animals
This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.
Second Grade
Life Science
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Discover Christmas Smells and Memories
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Discover Christmas Smells and Memories
Third Grade
Life Science
Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.
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Discover Christmas Smells and Memories
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Discover Christmas Smells and Memories
Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Create Beetle Mania
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Create Beetle Mania
Second Grade
Life Science
Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!
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Create Beetle Mania
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Create Beetle Mania
Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!
Second Grade
Life Science
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Plants Form Water
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Plants Form Water
First Grade
Life Science
This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.
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Plants Form Water
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Plants Form Water
This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.
First Grade
Life Science
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