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

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.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

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

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

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

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

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

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

This science fair project idea teaches to understand and explore the concepts of crystal formation and dissolving substances.

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.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

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.

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

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

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

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

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

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

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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

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