Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Magnets vary in strength. Have your young scientist figure out which kind of magnet is the strongest when you have him conduct this attractive experiment.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

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.

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

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

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

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

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

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.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

This project uses science and art to help students learn and teach others about Earth's endangered and extinct species.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

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

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

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!