First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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

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!

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

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!

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

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

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

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

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

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

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

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.

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

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

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