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In this archaeology meets art activity, learners make a mosaic and consider the ways in which art communicates.

In this activity (on page 2 of PDF), learners make their own totem poles out of recycled materials.

In this activity, learners will learn how to knit using only their hands. Learners will explore patterns and fabrication as well as develop fine motor skills and patience through this activity.

This activity is about the mural making process done about 9,000 years ago in Catalhoyuk, Turkey.

Coins are everyday objects which tell a lot about the people who use them.

In this activity, learners explore the gait of horses by constructing flipbooks with British photographer Eadweard Muybridge's famous photographs.

In this activity, learners discuss and investigate how cameras, telescopes, and their own eyes use light in similar ways.

In this crafty chemistry activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners make their own paper from used paper they may have otherwise thrown away.

The Chinese invented paper made from plants and cloth about 2,000 years ago. Learners follow a similar process to make paper from recycled paper.

In this activity, learners explore how pens have been engineered and re-engineered over time. Learners work as a team to develop a working pen out of everyday items.

In this activity, learners explore the potential of interchangeable standard parts to create a large number of unique creations in different combinations.

In this activity (posted on March 27, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a mini zoetrope, a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures.

In this two-part activity, learners map a navigation plan to get from Earth to Mars and back. In activity one, learners represent the orbital paths of Earth through dance and dramatic movement.

In this activity on page 8 of the PDF (Behind the Scenes with Chemistry), learners make three of Harry Potter's essential school supplies: quills, ink, and color-changing paper.

Learners write a message in Braille using beans to form the patterns of dots. Learners glue beans in place, and then challenge another learner to read the message.

Learners will follow a specific process to make their own paper using scrap paper, newspaper, or junk mail.

In this activity, learners make a device called a phenakistoscope, which displays a continuously looping animation consisting of images drawn onto a spinning disc.

In this activity, learners explore the human influences on the carbon cycle and examine how fossil fuels release carbon.

This is an online game about the complexities of farming. Learners will "draw" cards and make decisions about how to take care of their farm.

In ancient Chaco Canyon, the people used a "sun dagger" petroglyph to mark the passing of seasons.