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Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

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.

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

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 fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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 science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

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

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

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

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

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

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?

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

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

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

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