In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.