Elementary School Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 3

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

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!

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

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

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

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

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

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

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

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!

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.

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

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.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

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

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

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.

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

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

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

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

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.

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

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.