Kindergarten - 4th Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 3

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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!

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

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.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

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!

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

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.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

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.