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

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

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.

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

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

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.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

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

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

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 homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

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

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

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!

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!