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

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

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

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

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

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.