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

Choose a timeline to live without technology. Keep a journal of all the issues encountered. What are the benefits and cons of modern technology?

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

Explore the electrical energy present in energy drinks.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Which bread molds fastest? Explore the different kinds of breads and how quickly they mold, along with the role of preservatives.

This experiment will explore if and where fractals can be found in the natural world.

This experiment explores the most common colors that appear among a sample of crossbred guppies.

This experiment will explore whether fractals really repeat themselves infinitely.

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

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

This experiment will explore the possibility of a connection between lunar cycles and how humans are affected.

Determine if each hemisphere specializes in dealing with specific functions. Include illustrations of the brain, it hemispheres.

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

Science fair project which determines whether your current calorie intake will cause you to lose or gain weight over time.

Did you know magnifying glasses are magic? This hands-on activity has kids using magnifying glasses to engage with the world around them and look close to examine what they find.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

This experiment explores the question of whether age and/or gender play a role in people's ability to remember dreams.

This science fair project explores whether musicians are better than non-musicians at distinguishing and understanding speech in noisy environments

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.