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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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