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 edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

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.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

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

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

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.

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

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

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

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

This fun and crafty activity is easy enough for your child to lend a helping hand and makes a great indoor or outdoor game.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Help your kindergarten scientist discover relative size, density, and buoyancy with this fun, pumpkin science project!