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

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

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

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

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.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

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!

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

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

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

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.

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.

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

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!