Elementary School Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 6

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.

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!

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!

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

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.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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

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

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

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!

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