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This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

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!

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

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

Check out this cool middle school science fair project idea to find the difference between organically grown and commercial brands of foods.

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.

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

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

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

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!

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

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

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!

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

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

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

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!