Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

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

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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!

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Give your science savvy kindergarten a lesson in plant science with this fun carnation experiment.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

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

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

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

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.