Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 5

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Can you think of a way of cleaning dirty water using the sun? In this activity, you will be making a "solar still" that is able to do just that!

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

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

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.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

This science project challenges students to take learned information about weather and climate control and apply it to come up with creative ideas of their own.

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

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.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

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

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

Here's how you and your teen can stage your own formal debateâbeyond arguing why chores are unethical! Formal debates improve teens' critical thinking skills.

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

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 math and science activity, help your middleschooler learn about proportion and measurement with just her shadow and a tape measure!

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.