In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

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

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

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.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

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

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

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

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.