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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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

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!

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

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

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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!

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

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