Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 7

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

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

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

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.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

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

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

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

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

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.

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

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

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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

Test your skills as a weather forecaster, and learn some science terms on the way!