Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

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

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

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

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

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

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.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

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.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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!

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

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!

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

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

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

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

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.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

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

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

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

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

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

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

This science fair project idea is develops new or improved paper making techniques and encourages recycling.