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

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

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

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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?

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.

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!

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

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

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

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!