1st and 2nd Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 2

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

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.

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

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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.

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!

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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

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

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

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

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

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!

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.