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

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

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

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.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

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

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

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.

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

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

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.