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Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

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

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

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

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

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

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

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.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

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

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

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!