1st and 2nd Grade Earth and Space Science Activities

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

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

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.

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

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

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

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.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!