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

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

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

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

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

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

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!

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

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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

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

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

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.

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

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

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

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.