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Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

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.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

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

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

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

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

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

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

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

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.

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

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

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

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

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

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.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

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.