Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 2

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

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.

Your preschooler wonât need a passport to go on this nature safari! All you need are paper, crayons and a nature trail or your back yard.

Help your preschooler craft a homemade wind spinning device--a surefire to make your backyard sparkle, and teach her a bit about weather!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

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

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

Kids will love making clouds and learning how to make a water cycle model in this fun science fair project idea that explores evaporation and precipitation.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

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

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

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.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

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

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!