In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

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.

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

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.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.

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

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.