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

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

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!

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

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

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!

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

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.

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.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

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.

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

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

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

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

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.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

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