Encourage your little environmentalist to learn about composting! Children will boost their reading skills as they learn what compost is and how it helps the environment.

Worm your way through this soil maze, which doubles as a fun way to review the names of the different soil layers.

Use this fossils worksheet to help a child learn about life on earth. Your child will learn about evolution and extinction, and also form a hypothesis.

Understand nature's visual cues for the shifting of the seasons with this tree seasons match-up activity!

A coloring sheet of a Mars rover searching for life on other planets.

Discover the inner workings of basic earth science in this worksheet on temperature.

Microscopes bring biology to life, allowing us to explore the world's tiniest living things. Have your child create his own organism in the sample slide.

Here are four examples of mineral resources for kids to think about, plus a short explanation of what a mineral resource is.

Can you tell which types of weathering caused each of these changes in the earth? This activity is a great way to review the 3 main types of weathering.

This page is all about building your kid's natural resources vocabulary words, along with research skills.

These "Dig It!" worksheets not only teach about life on earth, they teach the scientific method as well.

Is air a natural resource? You bet! Air as a resource carries oxygen, which we need. Read and write about ways air quality can be affected.

Explore the science of the sun with this make-your-own sundial activity! Just do a little bit of cutting and coloring, and let the sun do the rest of the work.

Fossils have a lot to teach us about life on earth, but they can also be used to help teach kids the scientific method.

A natural resource is something that we use that occurs naturally in the environment. Teach your child about the densest and heaviest natural resource: rocks!

This mix-and-match lists examples of natural resources. Kids can connect the natural resource with the resulting product.

Have any good ideas for recreational resources? The term "recreational resources" has to do with the activities we do for enjoyment and the places that we go.

Read the definitions given for soil, sand and dirt then write down where each element can be found below the pictures.

Dig up some earth science learning with this printable, and turn your next hike or beach excursion into a lesson in soil science!

What's in the ground beneath our feet? Explore the science of soil with your child using this handy printable!

Aspiring astronomers, get ready for a stellar coloring page all about the moon! Your child can read some fun facts as he colors.

Read the definitions of soil, sand and dirt then write where you can find each type below the pictures. Nurture your budding geologist!

All of these products are made from plants, or they can be! Practice using a Venn diagram, researching and classifying items with your kids.

Fossils can tell us about life on earth, but they can also teach kids the scientific method.

Challenge your science student to record a shadow over the course of a day and make the connection between shadows and the time of day.

All living things need water to survive. Listed are some of the ways we use water: can your child think of others?

Get into the habit of recycling food waste and other household materials by making your own compost pile!

How do you know when it's wintertime? Have your child complete this winter writing prompt to exercise writing skills and reinforce seasonal knowledge.

Does your little gardener know about compost? Test their knowledge of this sensationally smelly earth science process!

This science page presents the cumulus cloud, the puffiest, fluffiest kind of cloud that's made for playing outdoors under.