Search Earth & Space Science Hands-on Activities

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

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

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!

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

In this activity, find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy!

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

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.

Test your skills as a weather forecaster, and learn some science terms on the way!

In this math and science activity, help your middleschooler learn about proportion and measurement with just her shadow and a tape measure!

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

This activity will help your child review science concepts, learn new ones, and become familiar with examples of various concepts in science. Plus, it's fun!

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

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

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Did you know that August is American Artist Month? Your child can explore the art of photography by using a digital camera to capture the landscape around her.

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!

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.

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

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

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.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.