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.

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

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

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

In this project, a basketball containing different psi is dropped to see how well it bounces.

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?

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

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

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

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

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

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

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

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

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

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!

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.