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.

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

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.

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

If you love the idea of handing out holiday tins of homemade cookies but you're not a baker, chocolate-covered apples are the perfect solution.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Use this great no-bake recipe to save energy and keep cool.

These pretzel reindeer cookies are a great holiday recipe for kids to make. Rudolph and the whole gang agree!

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.