Preschool - 5th Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 5

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

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

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

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

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

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

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

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

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

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

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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

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.

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.

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

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.

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

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

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!

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

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.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.