Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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

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

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

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

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

This science fair project idea is develops new or improved paper making techniques and encourages recycling.