This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

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

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.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

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

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

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

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

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!

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

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

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.

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!

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.

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

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

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!