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 will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

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 year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

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

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

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.

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

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

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

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

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

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

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.

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

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