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Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

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

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

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.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

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

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

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

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.

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

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

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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

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.

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

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.