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.

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!

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

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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!

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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

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.

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

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