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

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

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

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!

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

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

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

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

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!

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.

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

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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

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.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.