Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Get this cool science fair idea to explore how arctic tundra animals change their behavior and adapt to survive in long, cold winters.

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

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

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!

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

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

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

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

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

This science project teaches students the relationship between compost and plant growth. Students conduct an experiment with different types of compost.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

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