1st - 3rd Grade Earth and Space Science Resources : Page 4

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

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.

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.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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!

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

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

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

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

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!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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

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

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.

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.