Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

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.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

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

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

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.