Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 7

This preschool activity uses paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

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

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

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

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

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

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

In this math and science activity, help your middleschooler learn about proportion and measurement with just her shadow and a tape measure!

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

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

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Want to get your bookworm interested in science? Check out this cool activity that teaches kids how to write science fiction!

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

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!

Here's how you and your teen can stage your own formal debateâbeyond arguing why chores are unethical! Formal debates improve teens' critical thinking skills.

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

Science fair project that determines whether windmills can be designed so that birds will not feed on them. Will they discriminate between different patterns?

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!

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Here's a way to make history both interesting and relevant: design a garden using plants that were used by people in colonial times!