Elementary School Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 4

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

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

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.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

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

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.

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.

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

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

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

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

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

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

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

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!

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

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!

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

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!