Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the basic principles of air pressure using simple materials like a balloon, straw and string.

Science fair project which measures the amount of heat energy released by a burning candle by calculating how many calories of heat it emits.

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

Thermometers are how we measure temperature, and we've all heard the terms "centigrade" and "Fahrenheit" tossed around, but what do they really mean?

Determine the efficiency of multi-tasking by comparing how long it takes students to complete different tasks. Collate data, complete Summary Chart.

Science fair project that determines how we can change potential energy into kinetic energy.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

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.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

This science fair project idea explores if objects dropped from a high distance will equal a greater impact force than the object dropped from a low distance.

Start thinking about how the internet works by assembling an Ethernet cable of your own!

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

This kids' activity is fun to perform and impressive to watch. Plus, it's a great example of Newton's First Law of Motion at work.

This science fair project idea investigates how the height at which a pendulum is released affects the length of time it continues.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Learn about the right-hand rule for magnetic force! Use a cathode ray tube in this physics experiment to see a magnetic field's effect on an electron beam.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Create your own light bulb and test filaments of different thicknesses to see which keeps the bulb burning for the longest time.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

This crafty activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how the trees look during each season of the year.

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.