Loads of fun and packed with learning for science lovers and non-science lovers alike, this week's ideas will show your child the amazing side of science.

Your kids will have a blast making a mess while they build important science and reading skills. So roll up your sleeves and dig in to this week's ideas!

Your young cosmonaut will work on reading comprehension, story sequencing, and creative writing while he's diving into the far reaches of our universe.

Soar through a series of Australian animals worksheets, stopping to appreciate massive birds like the wedge-tailed eagle and its 7-foot wingspan!

Find out how colors work with an intro to the color spectrum. Kids will investigate the seven colors of the rainbow and do a color wheel experiment.

Practice identifying seasons with these printable weather postcards. Kids will see how different weather patterns affect how they dress with seasonal postcards.

Rain or shine, get ready for some weather watching! Record data to observe the weather patterns over the course of a week.

Study the traits of desert plants with this cut-and-paste worksheet for kindergarteners and first graders!

This large, flightless bird is both shy and aggressive toward humans, which has made it tough for scientists to study.

Can you figure out how the Triceratops got his name? Study this Triceratops fact sheet and see if you can guess.

Have you ever noticed how some animals walk, while others fly or swim? Study the ways animals move in this preschool and kindergarten worksheet!

Dive into habitat studies with this second- and third-grade worksheet!

Studying earth science? Learn about the different types of clouds with the series of cloud types.

These pictures have a lot to say! The animals in this worksheet don't talkÃbut they can tell you a lot about what they're like by the way they look.

Mini meteorologists will love predicting the weather with this worksheet! Build logic and a sense of chronology by drawing pictures of the forecast.

Here are four examples of mineral resources for kids to think about, plus a short explanation of what a mineral resource is.

Learn more about how plants work with this cool celery experiment! Use this worksheet to help you record your observations after doing this experiment.

Children learn about the animals that inhabit Australia in this tracks-matching activity.

Children get to know animals of South America in this nature-themed worksheet.

Children hone their observation skills by matching the tracks to their corresponding water animal in this worksheet.

Children will practice counting from 1 to 10 as they add a cap to a mushroom in this dot-to-dot worksheet.

Color in the Cardinal, the state bird of Kentucky, in this state bird coloring page. Make sure to use a bright red crayon to color in those famous feathers.

Is orange juice a solid or liquid? What about a cookie? Practice classifying everyday objects in this first- and second-grade states of matter worksheet!

Try to find natural resources in this camping-themed worksheet for second and third graders!

Help kindergarteners and first graders learn the parts of a plant with this coloring worksheet! 

Outer space enthusiasts, here is the perfect project for you! Make a solar system mobile with this 8-part printable.

Observe the life cycle of an oriole with this second- and third-grade worksheet!

How do trunks, claws, and flippers help animals? Discover how animals use different parts of their body to meet their needs in this kindergarten and first-grade life science worksheet!

Let your scientific skills shine as you decide which objects will let light pass through in this kindergarten and first-grade worksheet!

This worksheet helps kids understand variations in animals and how the same kind, or species, can sometimes look different from each other.