Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

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

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

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

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

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

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

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

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 classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

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!

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

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.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

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.

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.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.