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

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

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

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

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

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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

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

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

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

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

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

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

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.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

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

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!

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 activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

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

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