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

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

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

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

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

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

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!

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!

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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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

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.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

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

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.

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.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

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

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

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

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

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

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

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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!