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

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

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

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

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

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.

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.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

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.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

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

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

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

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