There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

In the mood for a bit of silly science? Help your child create a truly one-of-a-kind planter out of a potato head!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

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

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

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

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

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!