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

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

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.

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

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

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

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 fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

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.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

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

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

In this experiment, kids will see if pruning tomato plants makes them more fruitful and learn about the factors that contribute to a plant's fruit production.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.