Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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