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.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

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

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

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

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.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

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

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

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.