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

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

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.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

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

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

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

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

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

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

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.

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

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

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

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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

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

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

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.