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

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

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.

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

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

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

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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!

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!