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.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

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.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

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.

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!

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

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

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

This science project challenges students to take learned information about weather and climate control and apply it to come up with creative ideas of their own.

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

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!

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

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!

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

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.

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

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

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

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.