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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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.

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

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

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

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

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

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

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

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

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

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

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