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

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

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

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

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!

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

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

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.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

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.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

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

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

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

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