2nd - 5th Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 4

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

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!

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

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 nature by making your own mini moss garden.

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

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

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

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.

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

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

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

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

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