Elementary School Construction & Sculpture Science Resources

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

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

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

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

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

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

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.