In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

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.

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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

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

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.

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

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

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

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!

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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.

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

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

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

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

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

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

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

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

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!