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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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

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.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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!

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

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

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

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.