Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

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.

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

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!

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

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

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

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.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.