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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

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!

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

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

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

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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

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.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

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.

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

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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!

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

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