The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

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

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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

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.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

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.

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!

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

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.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

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

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 child a young ornithologist in the making?

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!