4th and 5th Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 2

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

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.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

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

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

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

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.

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

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.

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!

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

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.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.