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

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.

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

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

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.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

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

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

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

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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.

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.