It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

Make your own recycling game that helps teach your child what can and should be recycled.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Your child can twist and turn their way to creating a freestanding wire form! When they're done they can position and display their small statue wherever they want.

Looking for a fun way to display photos? Give recycled objects a second life by turning them into a creative photo holder.

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.