Second Grade Earth & Space Science Activities

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.

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

This weather spinner will improve your second or third grader's observation skills by encouraging her to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!