Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

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

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.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

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

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

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

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

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

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.

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

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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