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With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.