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

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

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

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

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

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.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

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

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.

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

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

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

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

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

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science 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.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

In this experiment, kids will see if pruning tomato plants makes them more fruitful and learn about the factors that contribute to a plant's fruit production.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.