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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.

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

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!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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

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

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

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

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

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

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

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

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

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

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

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

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

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

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

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

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.

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

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

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

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!