Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

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.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.