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Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

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

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.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

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

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

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

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

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.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!