Preschool - 5th Grade Earth and Space Science Activities

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

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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.

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

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.

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

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

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

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

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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!

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

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

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

Help your preschooler craft a homemade wind spinning device--a surefire to make your backyard sparkle, and teach her a bit about weather!

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.

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.

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.

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

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

This crafty activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how the trees look during each season of the year.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

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.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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

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