Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

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 snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

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

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

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

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

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.