In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

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

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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.

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

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

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

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

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

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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.

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

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

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

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

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