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.

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

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

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.

Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.

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:

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

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.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

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.

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

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.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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!