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.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

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.

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!

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

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

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

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

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

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

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!

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

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!