Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 3

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

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

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

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.

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

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

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

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!

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.

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

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

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.

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

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.

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:

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 a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

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

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

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.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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!

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