4th and 5th 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.

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

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.

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

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

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

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

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

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

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

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.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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

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

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

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

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

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

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

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

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.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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

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!

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

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.

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.