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Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

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

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

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

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.

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

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

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

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

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.

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

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.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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

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

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

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.

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.

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!

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

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

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.

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