In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

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

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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 kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

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

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

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

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!

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

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!

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.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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

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

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!

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

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

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

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

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.

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

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!