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.

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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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!

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

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

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

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.

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

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

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

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

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.