Kindergarten Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 2

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

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

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

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

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

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

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.