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

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.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

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.

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

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

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!

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

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

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

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

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.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

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

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

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

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!

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

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

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.