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Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

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.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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

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.

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.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

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.

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

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

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

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

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

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

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.