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Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

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.

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.

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.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

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

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

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.

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

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

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

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

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

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

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!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

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

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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!

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

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!

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

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

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

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

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.

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.