This project examines the vulnerability of fruit flies, Drosophila melanigaster, to irradiation. Will exposure result in mutations?

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Show your teen how to analyze the nutritional value of her favorite meals. She may be surprised to find out how healthy--or not--her favorite foods are!

In this physics project, you'll learn how to find the maximum height of a projectile using some math and trigonometry.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

This baseball science fair project explores the concept of an object's center of percussion to determine if the "sweet spot" has a scientific basis.

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Trick your eye with this easy-to-make animation flip book! It's a fun way to learn about persistence of vision and is creative enough to entertain anyone.

In this art project, budding entomologists will create a larger than life, moveable puppet version of a praying mantis.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

In this activity, find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy!

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

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!

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!