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

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

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.

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.

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

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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.

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!

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 planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

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!

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

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

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

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

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

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

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

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

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.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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

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!

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

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.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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