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.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

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

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!

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.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

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.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

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!

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

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.

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

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?

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

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