Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

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 sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!