Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

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

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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.

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

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

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!

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

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

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

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

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.

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.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

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