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

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

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

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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