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!

What has two legs and carries its baby in a pouch? Fill in this crossword puzzle and learn some fun facts about two-legged creatures!

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.

Practice classifying different animals in this engaging life science worksheet, created for second and third graders!

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

Did you know that having a pouch or a shell can help an animal meet its needs? Learn how animals use different parts of their body with this matching worksheet for kindergarteners and first graders!

Uncover secrets of the past with this third-grade worksheet about fossils!

What does a seal eat? Kids choose the pictures that show what kind of food each animal likes to eat in this first grade life science worksheet.

In this worksheet, children practice identifying animals of North America by their tracks.

Learn to identify and name the parts of a seed in this two-page science worksheet and quiz!

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

Match the sense to the picture in this five senses worksheet!

In 2012, an 80 million-year-old dinosaur was discovered, and you can learn all about this 20-foot, 2-ton horned herbivore.

Add color to the silly sea horse who is busy protecting her two babies. Also, practice pronouncing the scientific name for a sea horse.

This Bandicoot coloring page features two pictures to color of this rabbit-like animal and the opportunity to learn a few fun facts about Bandicoots!

Color the T Rex Leech! Named for its sharp teeth, he is one of many brand new species discovered in the past two years.

Decide what differentiates living vs non-living things! First cut out the items on page 1, and then sort them in the chart on page 2.

So what on earth is this funky creature? He is a Louisiana Pancake Batfish, one of several brand new species discovered within the past two years.

Find out what the scientific name for a walrus is in this under the sea coloring page then have fun coloring in the two wobbly walruses and their ocean home!

These are the largest tortoises in the world, yet they are only two inches long when they hatch! That's one of the facts you can learn from this worksheet.

Don't get too afraid of this cockroach, he lives all the way in South Africa! And he is one of many brand new species discovered in the past two years.

Think toads and frogs are the same? Think again! Check out this breakdown of the differences between the two, complete with a quiz to check your new knowledge.

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

Dig into the past with this third-grade worksheet all about fossils!

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!

Children learn to identify the tracks of a pine marten, chipmunk, mountain lion, mountain goat, and grizzly bear in this matching worksheet.

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.