1st and 2nd Grade Earth and Space Science Worksheets

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

This Earth maze features a cool globe design. Perfect as an Earth Day activity, our Earth maze gets your child to consider our home planet.

It's easy being green when you have our Earth Day game for a guide. Just print out this Earth Day game and get ready to score one for the planet.

Help your kid get his head around the seasons with this worksheet that asks him to draw a picture of the correct season according to what each kid is wearing.

If your child is fascinated by outer space, he'll love this solar system word search! While reviewing planet names, he'll ponder the mysteries of the universe.

What's the weather like today? Here's a word search perfect for any budding meteorologist.

Did you know that there is no new water on Earth? It all gets recycled and reused in a process that we call the water cycle.

There's no better way to get your child thinking about the weather than by having them write about it. Kids write a sentence about the weather in each picture.

Our solar system might fit on this cool coloring page, but in reality it's 3.7 billion miles from the Sun to the dwarf planet Pluto!

How do clouds form? Why does it rain? Help your student answer some of these questions by completing this water cycle worksheet.

In this science matching worksheet, children will test their solar system know-how by matching each celestial body to the correct fact.

Quiz your little scientist on his knowledge of the soil layers! He'll be reviewing some important earth science concepts and key terms.

Help your child learn weather words with this climate-themed word search.

Children are introduced to the basic concepts of cloud formation in this diagramming and fill-in-the-blank activity.

Ever wonder what the earth is made of? Practice reading and writing, and learn about the four layers of planet Earth.

Take a look into the layers of the earth with this soil science sheet! Your little digger can learn about the different soil layers and what lives in each one.

The earth is always changing and moving.Learn all about weathering and erosion with this worksheet.

This activity allows you to learn a fact about each one of our nine planets. Color in the planets then turn the worksheet into a fun and educational placemat.

Got a kid who loves rocks? Encourage your little geologist to learn about the 3 major rock types with this worksheet.

Observe and record the weather with your kindergartener with this cute fill-in weather graph.

What a wonderful world word search! See if you can find all 10 of the Earth-related terms in the word search.

Does your little scientist know the water cycle? Challenge her with this cut and paste activity where she'll label each part of this water cycle!

Here's a beautiful science page to help your child learn the different types of clouds.

This thermometer worksheet gives your child practice reading and using a thermometer. Try this thermometer and temperature worksheet with your child.

Dig your hands into some earth science with this soil sheet! Your little scientist can hone his reading skills as he learns what soil is and how it is formed.

Learn the many features of planet earth in this easy earth science vocabulary chart.

Let your little weather observer discover the four seasons! She'll match up each season with its proper picture to show her knowledge of how weather changes.

Find a definition of what "natural resources" are, and complete the natural resources word search. It's a good vocabulary warm-up!

Learn about a few common insects and arachnids as you color them in!

Encourage your little environmentalist to learn about composting! Children will boost their reading skills as they learn what compost is and how it helps the environment.