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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.