2nd Grade Earth and Space Science Activities

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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

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.

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

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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

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

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

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

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

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

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

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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

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.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

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

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.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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

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

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.