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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!

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

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

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.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

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

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

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

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 experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

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

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

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 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

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

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!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

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.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

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

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.