Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

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

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

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

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

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

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

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

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

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

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

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

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