Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

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

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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!

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.

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

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

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

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

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

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!

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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