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

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

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

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

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

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 great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

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

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

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

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

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

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

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

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