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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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!

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

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

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

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

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

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.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

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

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