Elementary School Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 2

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

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

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

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

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

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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

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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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.

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

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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!

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

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

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.

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

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

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!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

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!

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.