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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

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.

This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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!

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.

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

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

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

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

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

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

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

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

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