What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

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

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

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

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

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

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!

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

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

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.