To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

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

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Here's a guide to starting a community clean-up project from scratch.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

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

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

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 winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

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

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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

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!

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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

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

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.