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.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

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

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

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

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.

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 experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

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

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.