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

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

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.

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

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.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

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.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

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

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

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

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

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Help your kindergarten scientist discover relative size, density, and buoyancy with this fun, pumpkin science project!