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Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Determine the maximum distance traveled by projectiles launched at an angle. Use some cool math to figure out at which angle your projectile will go farthest.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

This experiment will investigate whether reward or punishment is more apt to motivate people.

For this activity your child will use the ready made glycerin base to create elegant rose petal hand soaps.

This experiment explores how microwave radiation affects fungi, bacteria, and plant life.

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

Demonstrate the capillary function in plants by adding food coloring to glasses of water. Slice stalks of celery and leafy tops. Compare color of leaves

This experiment will explore the best way to create a perfect soft-boiled egg.

Determine how effective animal camouflage is by simulating it in an indoor and outdoor setting.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Determine if it is easier to memorize colors, words, words in phrases, pictures or numbers. Determine at when retention rate in each category is the best.

Learn the chemistry and physics of the brain, how our nervous system work. Demonstrate that the brain is an electrical and chemical machine.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Determine if âdouble dippingâ chips really spreads more germs than dipping only once per chip.

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.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Fudge is one of very few desserts people make at home that is actually crystalline. What happens when the fudge crystallizes at different temperatures?

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

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

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Before digital cameras, before Polaroids, there was the original pinhole camera. Build a pinhole camera and see what true vintage photography looks like!

Here's an arts and crafts guide for your high-school teenager that'll help her create a naturalist drawing and painting.

Looking for a way to help your teen explore the fun side of physics? How about a round of Saturday morning cartoons?