1st - 3rd 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!

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

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.

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.

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.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

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

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

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.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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.