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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.

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

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

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

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.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

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!

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.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

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

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

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

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

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

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

Let your fabulous crafter use their favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that they can proudly present to a friend or a loved one.

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

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.