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

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

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

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

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.

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

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

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

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

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

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