Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

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.

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

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.