This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

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.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

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

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

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

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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

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

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

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

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

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!

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.