Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

In this science fair project, students will try to discover if test subjects can detect the presence of Monosodium Glutumate (MSG) in food.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

In this enlightening transpiration experiment, kids will explore how the loss of water from plants through transpiration contributes to the water cycle.

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.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.

In this Bernoulli's Principle experiment, you'll learn how an increase in the speed of a fluid, like air, decreases pressure.

Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea identifies clouds as a means of predicting the weather.

This science fair project idea measures the growth of bread dough and finds out how long it takes for the dough to stop rising.