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?

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!

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!

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

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

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.

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

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

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

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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!

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

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

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

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.

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.

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

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

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

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

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.