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Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

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.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Protozoa and ciliate and amoeba, oh my! The objective of this science fair project is for students to use a microscope and identify microscopic life.

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

The objective this science fair project is to determine whether a bigger bag will allow a homemade hot air balloon to fly higher than smaller bag.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

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.