What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

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

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

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Gymnosperms are coniferous trees that reproduces using pine cones to spread seeds. Check out this simple pine cone experiment to learn about the process!

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

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.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

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

This science project teaches students to classify different shapes of leaves.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

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

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!