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Design Your Own Planet

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Design Your Own Planet

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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Design Your Own Planet

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Design Your Own Planet

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Build an Indoor Igloo!

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Build an Indoor Igloo!

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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.

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Build an Indoor Igloo!

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Build an Indoor Igloo!

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.

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Water Pollution: Can You See It?

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Water Pollution: Can You See It?

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

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Water Pollution: Can You See It?

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Water Pollution: Can You See It?

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Make a Butterfly Habitat

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Make a Butterfly Habitat

First Grade

Life Science

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

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Make a Butterfly Habitat

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Make a Butterfly Habitat

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

First Grade

Life Science

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Earth: More Land or More Water?

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Earth: More Land or More Water?

First Grade

Place Value

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

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Earth: More Land or More Water?

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Earth: More Land or More Water?

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

Earth and Space Science

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

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

Kindergarten

Earth and Space Science

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Make a Winter Weather Pictograph

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Make a Winter Weather Pictograph

First Grade

Data and Graphing

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

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Make a Winter Weather Pictograph

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Make a Winter Weather Pictograph

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Earth and Space Science

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science

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

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

Kindergarten

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science

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

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

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

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Construct a Weather Spinner

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Construct a Weather Spinner

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

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

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Construct a Weather Spinner

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Construct a Weather Spinner

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

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Kindergarten

Earth and Space Science

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How to Make a Wind Vane

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How to Make a Wind Vane

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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.

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How to Make a Wind Vane

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How to Make a Wind Vane

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.

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Make Ladybug Tightrope Racers

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Make Ladybug Tightrope Racers

First Grade

Life Science

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!

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Make Ladybug Tightrope Racers

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Make Ladybug Tightrope Racers

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!

First Grade

Life Science

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Make a Changing Seasons Collage

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Make a Changing Seasons Collage

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

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Make a Changing Seasons Collage

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Make a Changing Seasons Collage

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

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Make Dinosaur Footprints!

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Make Dinosaur Footprints!

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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

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Make Dinosaur Footprints!

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Make Dinosaur Footprints!

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

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science

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!

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!

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt

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It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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

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It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt

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It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt

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

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Earth and Space Science

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Create a Clay Garden Relief Sculpture

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Create a Clay Garden Relief Sculpture

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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.

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Create a Clay Garden Relief Sculpture

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Create a Clay Garden Relief Sculpture

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.

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

First Grade

Addition

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Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!

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Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!

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Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

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Go On a Paint Chip Picture Walk

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Go On a Paint Chip Picture Walk

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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.

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Go On a Paint Chip Picture Walk

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Go On a Paint Chip Picture Walk

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.

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Get Your Head in the Clouds

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Get Your Head in the Clouds

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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

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Get Your Head in the Clouds

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Get Your Head in the Clouds

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

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Paint a Fall Leaf Tablecloth

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Paint a Fall Leaf Tablecloth

Kindergarten

Earth and Space Science

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

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Paint a Fall Leaf Tablecloth

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Paint a Fall Leaf Tablecloth

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

Kindergarten

Earth and Space Science

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Make a Bedroom Planetarium!

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Make a Bedroom Planetarium!

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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

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Make a Bedroom Planetarium!

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Make a Bedroom Planetarium!

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

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Chalk it Up! An Outdoor Classification Activity

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Chalk it Up! An Outdoor Classification Activity

First Grade

Place Value

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.

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Chalk it Up! An Outdoor Classification Activity

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Chalk it Up! An Outdoor Classification Activity

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.

First Grade

Place Value

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About 1st Grade Earth And Space Science Activities

On Education.com, first-grade earth and space science activities provide engaging hands-on learning materials to explore planets, weather patterns, and natural phenomena. These activities include worksheets, experiments, and mini-projects designed to introduce young learners to concepts like the solar system, seasons, and the effects of sunlight on shadows. Educators and parents can access resources that combine fun with foundational science vocabulary and observation skills. Each activity is crafted to inspire curiosity while reinforcing basic science principles for 1st-grade students.

Materials for studying earth and space science at this level include printable worksheets, science experiments, and interactive lesson plans that help children understand weather changes, celestial objects, and Earth’s rotation. From creating paper planets to observing shadow length changes, resources on Education.com support structured yet playful exploration. These activities make complex concepts tangible and recommended structured learning for early science education while encouraging experimentation and discovery.

By using on Education.com, teachers and parents can easily find a wide variety of 1st-grade earth and space science activities that instill scientific curiosity and observation skills. This includes ready-made worksheets, activity guides, and printable assignments that save planning time while providing structured learning opportunities. These resources make teaching or learning about planets, seasons, and weather engaging and age-appropriate while fostering critical thinking and hands-on exploration.

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