2nd and 3rd Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 2

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

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

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

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

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

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

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

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

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

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

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

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.

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!

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.

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

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

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!

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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

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

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

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