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.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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

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

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.

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!

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

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

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

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