Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 3

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

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

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

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

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.

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

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

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

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

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!

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.