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

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

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

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

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

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

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.

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

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

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

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

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.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

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.

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.

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

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

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

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

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

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

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

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