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

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

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.

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

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.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

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

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

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

In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

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.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

This science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!