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Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

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

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

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.

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

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.

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

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 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 project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

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

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

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

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

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!

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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.

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

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

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.