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

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!

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

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.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

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

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

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

Kids will learn how to clean fish tank the natural way. Add catfish to the tank and see if your water gets cleaner.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

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

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

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

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

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.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.