2nd - 5th Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 3

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.

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

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

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

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

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

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

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

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

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

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!

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

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 activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!