Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

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

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

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!

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

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

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

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

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.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.