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In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

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

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

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

This science fair project idea explores how much force is needed to move a lever at different distances from the fulcrum.

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

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.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

Would your dog prefer homemade or store-bought food? Raw or cooked? Test your dog's preferred diet in this fun experiment.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Discover which fabrics shrink the most in the wash and why.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.