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Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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!

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

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

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.

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.

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.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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

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!

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!