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This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Teach your child golf without the clubs! Introduce her to Pebble Golf, a fun beach game and a great way to develop her depth perception.

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

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

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

Your child will need to combine his sporty hand-eye coordination skills with his math skills to become the bullseye king.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Children build a "Loving Kindness Garden" to represent what they have learned about love, mindfulness, and caring for others in community.

Science fair project that determines whether landscaping fabric impacts the ability of plants to receive water.

Want to build some homemade instruments? These maracas make a racket, and they couldn't be easier to make...

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Children will practice mindfulness through a short guided practice, reflect on the practices that support peace, and then will build a "peace garden."

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

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.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!