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!

See the wind in action! Little scientists can make and decorate their very own windsocks to hang in the breeze, using this template.

Explore the science of the sun with this make-your-own sundial activity! Just do a little bit of cutting and coloring, and let the sun do the rest of the work.

Help your child's curiosity blast off by introducing them to some basic chemistry with this simple rocket demonstration.

Get into the habit of recycling food waste and other household materials by making your own compost pile!

How long does a butterfly live? Find out with this worksheet! Give your second grader a fun way to practice making graphs using given information.

Why do some objects make loud sounds when dropped, while others make quiet sounds?

Count the number of sea creatures and make a bar graph with this shark worksheet. Make an underwater word ladder with your 2nd grader, too.

Learn about bats and make an animal headband with this awesome worksheet!

Make a cuttlefish headband with your child while learning about the animal!

Use this worksheet to make a hammerhead shark headband to wear!

Massachusetts' state bird is the chickadee, a small bird that can make a lot of noise.

How do you make recycled paper? Learn all about the recycling paper process on this informative worksheet.

If your child is into dinosaurs, this dot to dot featuring the dino Dimetrodon is sure to make his day.

This tree anatomy worksheet will give your little naturalist a better understanding of the parts that make up a tree.

Watch out for this charging ram! The stars in the Aries constellation make up a ram -- if you use your imagination.

Introduce your child to the inclined plane, one of the six simple machines that helps to make work easier for us!

Make a splash with this hands-on first, second, and third grade science worksheet about sound and underwater vibrations!

Did you know that the screw is actually one of the six simple machines? This handy machine helps to make work easier!

This page is all about Nevada's Mountain Bluebird. Make sure you have enough blue crayons to get you through this sheet!

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

Challenge your science student to record a shadow over the course of a day and make the connection between shadows and the time of day.

Young inventors will have a blast with this worksheet on compound machines! Use three of the six machines together to make work easier.

This weather book introduces your kids to weather description words. Trace, draw, and make a weather book while learning about sun, wind, and rain.

Children will plan our their STEM design, reflect on the process of building their creation, and brainstorm ways they could make their design even better.

Your child has probably tried a potato, but does he know the process it goes through to make it to the table? Find out with this life science worksheet.

Ever lay on your back to look at the clouds? Now you'll know which types of cloud make up all those silly shapes you see with this diagram.

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.

Help your 2nd grader crack the code using triple digit addition and subtraction to find out what parts of camels can be used to make some tasty dishes.

This butterfly mandala makes a perfect supplement to life science classes!