Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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!

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

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 second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

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

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

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

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!

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

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!

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

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

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

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

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

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

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.

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

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!