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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.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

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

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

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

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

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

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.