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Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

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

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

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 classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

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!

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.