Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

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

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.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

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

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

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

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

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

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

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.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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.

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

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.