This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

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.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

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

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

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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!

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

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

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

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!

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

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!

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

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

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

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

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

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!