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.

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

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

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

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

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

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

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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

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

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

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

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

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

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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

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

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.

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

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.