Which do you prefer: real or artificial? Try this sweet little taste experiment to help your kids develop a better awareness of the food they consume.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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.

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 can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

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

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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!

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

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.

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

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

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

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.

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.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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.

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

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

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

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

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

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