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.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

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

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

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

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

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

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

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

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.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

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.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

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

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

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

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.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!