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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

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

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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

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

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

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

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

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

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!

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

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!

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.