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Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

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

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

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.

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

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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:

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

Give your science savvy kindergarten a lesson in plant science with this fun carnation experiment.

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

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

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

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

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

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

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