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.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Compare animal and plant fats and observe, and record, and draw conclusions about their similarities and differences.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

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

This science fair project idea researches the effects of acid rain on plant growth.

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!

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

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.

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

The project investigates the affect music has on plant growth while experimenting with rock, classical and no music.

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

Preserve some precious memories this Mother's Day! Make a shoe planter out of that old pair of your child's favorite shoes.

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

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

Can you plant the insect-attracting borage plant to increase the amount of beneficial insects in your garden? Find out in this experiment!