Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

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.

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

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

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

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

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

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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!

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

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 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.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

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.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

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

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.