Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

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

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

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

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

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

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

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!

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.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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

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.

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.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

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

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

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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