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Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

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

Check out this fun and easy science fair project idea on germination of a seed and learn to identify exterior and interior parts of a bean seed.

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!

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

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

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

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 project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

Preserve some precious memories this Mother's Day! Make a shoe planter out of that old pair of your child's favorite shoes.