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Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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.

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

Can a horse lead itself to the carrot? Train your horse with carrots and boxes and test horse memory in this fun zoology science fair project.

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

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

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

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

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 experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

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

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

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

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!