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.

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.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

This science project teaches students to classify different shapes of leaves.

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Construct batteries that make electricity from fruits with this fun science fair project.

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

This kindergarten science activity will help her explore the changing states of matter which transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

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

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

In this cool science fair project idea, kids conduct the ruler drop test on volunteers to determine whether reaction time can be improved with practice.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.