4th 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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Let your fabulous crafter use their favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that they can proudly present to a friend or a loved one.

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

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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

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

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

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

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

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.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

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!

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.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.