This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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