Earth and Space Science Educational Resources : Page 22

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Here's how you and your teen can stage your own formal debateâbeyond arguing why chores are unethical! Formal debates improve teens' critical thinking skills.

Can you think of a way of cleaning dirty water using the sun? In this activity, you will be making a "solar still" that is able to do just that!

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

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

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.

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

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

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

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!

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

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

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

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

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

In this experiment, your middle schooler will chart the effects of oil on a feather in order to grasp the tragic effects of oil spills on wildlife.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

Help your preschooler craft a homemade wind spinning device--a surefire to make your backyard sparkle, and teach her a bit about weather!