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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.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

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

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

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

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

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

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.

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

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

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.

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

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!

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

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