Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

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

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Challenge your 1st grader to skip count with this sequence game. Help him find missing numbers by figuring out the pattern and building on math skills!

Kids get to race a felt mouse through a homemade maze using magnets in this exciting 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

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

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Kids can jazz up their checker sets by transforming boring round checker pieces into baby chicks and eggs in this 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

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.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

The project investigates how water and movement affects erosion.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.

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

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.