Preschool - 3rd Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 2

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

This crafty activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how the trees look during each season of the year.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

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.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

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

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Your preschooler wonât need a passport to go on this nature safari! All you need are paper, crayons and a nature trail or your back yard.

This fun and crafty activity is easy enough for your child to lend a helping hand and makes a great indoor or outdoor game.

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

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

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

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

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.

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

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

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.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.