Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

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

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

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

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

In this project, different brands of microwave popcorn are tested and compared.

Science fair project that demonstrates the effect of detergent pollution on fresh water birds' ability to stay afloat.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!