Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

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

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

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.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

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

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.

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

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.