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Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

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!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

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 exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

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

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

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

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.

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!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

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.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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.

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Along with being an interesting science activity, dehydrated strawberries are also tasty â and healthy!

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

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

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.

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

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.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

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!

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

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.