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Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

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.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.