Science in Action: 8 Fun Activites

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

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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!

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

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.