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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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