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!

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.

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.

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

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

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

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

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!

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

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

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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.

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

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

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

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

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

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