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.

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

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.

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

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

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

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!

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

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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.

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.

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

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.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Your preschooler wonât need a passport to go on this nature safari! All you need are paper, crayons and a nature trail or your back yard.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

In this experiment, your middle schooler will chart the effects of oil on a feather in order to grasp the tragic effects of oil spills on wildlife.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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

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

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

This crafty activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how the trees look during each season of the year.

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

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: