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This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

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.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

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

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

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

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.