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!

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

This project uses science and art to help students learn and teach others about Earth's endangered and extinct species.

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.

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

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.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

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.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

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.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

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