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Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

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.

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.

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.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

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.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

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.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

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.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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.