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.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

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

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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