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.

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

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

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

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

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!

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

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.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

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.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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!

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

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

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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!

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

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

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

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

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

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.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

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!

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 third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

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