There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

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

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.

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!

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

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.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

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

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

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

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

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

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.

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

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