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

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

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!

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

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.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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

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!

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

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

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

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

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

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

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

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

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

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

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

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

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.

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?

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!