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

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

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!

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

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

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

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

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

This science fair project idea investigates the hardness property of minerals.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

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!

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!