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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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

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

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

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

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

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