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

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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 easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

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