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.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

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.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

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

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.

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!

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

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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

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

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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

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

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

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.

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

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

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

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.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

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