Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

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.

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

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

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.

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

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

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!

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

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.

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

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

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.

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

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

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

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

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

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

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.

This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!