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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

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

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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

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

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