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

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

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

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

Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

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

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

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.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

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!

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.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

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!

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

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

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!