Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

This social science experiment endeavors to determine whether certain types of animals provide greater physical and mental health benefits to their owners.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

A mixture of botany, exploration, Abstract Art and Pop Art color theoryâthis activity never gets dull! Start by exploring outdoors and finish with indoor art.

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.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Your preschooler wonât need a passport to go on this nature safari! All you need are paper, crayons and a nature trail or your back yard.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

This science fair project idea determines whether dogs can be trained faster using a food reward or praise.

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

Science fair project that tests whether cats have a preference for organic food.

Measure temperature change over time using a variety of insulation materials. Be creative with insulation materials: scarves, yarn, socks, feathers, oil, etc

Protozoa and ciliate and amoeba, oh my! The objective of this science fair project is for students to use a microscope and identify microscopic life.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

This science fair project idea attempts to train a worm to complete a simple maze in order to find out if worms can learn and remember.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Create an organic plastic product using vinegar and cream. Track decomposition over course of several weeks. Compare decomposition with traditional plastics.

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

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Demonstrate how tracks are formed by pressing your hand into a cornmeal mixture, then reverse the process and make prints of the track.

Make a backbone model to explore human anatomy and life science.

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Help your little one figure out the differences between the worlds of air, land and water, a huge step in understanding how our environment works.

This fun science fair project idea explains what a circadian rhythm is and explores the types of biological activities that follow a 24 hour cycle in mammals.

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!

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.