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

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

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

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

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

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

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

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

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

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

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

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

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

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!

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!

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

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

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

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

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

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

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!

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

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

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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.

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.