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

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.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

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

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.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

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

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

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.

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.