The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

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.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

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

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.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

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

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

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.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

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!

This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

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."

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

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.