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.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

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

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

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

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

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

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

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

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

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!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

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

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

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

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

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

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.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.