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

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

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

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

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

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

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

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

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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!

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

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

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

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 kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

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!

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

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

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

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

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

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!