Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

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.

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

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

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

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

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

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

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.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.