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.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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!

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

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

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.

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

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

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

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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

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.

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

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

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