Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

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

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

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 science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

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.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

The goal of this middle school science fair project is to examine the effect of caffeine on plant growth.

Determine which video game elevates the heart rate best and burns the most calories.

Can you wink? Is your ability to wink genetic or simply based on chance? Find out in this science fair project idea!

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

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Science fair project that cultivates slime mold and monitors the stages of its development.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Show your middle schooler how a quick whirl of spinach in the blender will reveal the cobwebby "stuff"--or DNA--of life!

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

Compare the whitening abilities of four different brands of whitening toothpaste to see which one whitens the fastest and which one whitens the most.

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

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to explore which brands of "anti-fade" shampoos work the best to keep hair color looking fresh.