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

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

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

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

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

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

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

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

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

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

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:

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

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.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

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

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

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