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This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

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!

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

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

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

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

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

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.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

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

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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

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!

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.

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

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

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how: