Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

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

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

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

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

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

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

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

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.