Kindergarten - 2nd 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.

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.

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

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

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

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.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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

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

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.

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

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

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

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

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

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.

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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