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

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

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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.

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.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

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.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

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

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.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

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.

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!

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

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

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

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

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!

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.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.