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Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

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.

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.

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.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

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

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

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

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

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

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

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

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.

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

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!

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

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

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!