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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.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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!

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

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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 activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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

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.

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!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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

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

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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!

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.

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.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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!

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.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

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