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In this activity, learners explore the possibilities of clay as a natural material.

On the first night, I saw 5 stars in the desert. On the second night, I saw 10… What do you think I saw on the third night? Combine arts and crafts, literacy, and math by making a counting book.

In this project, students explore how levers work, by making a puppet with moving limbs.

In this activity (on pages 41-47 of PDF), learners explore tesselating geometric patterns (repeated shapes, similar to the art of M.C. Escher).

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.

In this simple and fun activity, learners discover the relationship between vibration and sound by making a squeaky toy instrument out of simple household materials.

In this activity, learners arrange triangles together to make patterns to create paper quilts. Learners experiment with arranging the triangles in different ways to make various designs.

In this math lesson, learners use the setting of a flower-making fundraiser to explore a variety of patterns. Learners examine the patterns in a flower design made of triangles surrounding a square.

In this activity, learners will repurpose an old t-shirt to create their own yarn or string.

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 will explore nature by creating food for birds. Learners will develop fine motor skills and engage in nature observation through this activity.

Learners make their own paper using old newspaper. Learners can make their paper colorful by adding construction paper.

Students design and build their own parachutes in this hands-on engineering project.

Learners will build and experiment with their own windmills made from simple household materials.

Scientists use enormous wind tunnels to test the design of planes, helicopters, even the Space Shuttle.

In this delicious activity, learners get to make, taste-test and compare their own "brands" of homemade strawberry ice cream.

In this activity, learners make their own Sun tracker to explore how ancient civilizations around the world studied the Sun.

Learners create an Incan counting device called a quipu (pronounced kee-poo).

In this activity, learners consider how a simple machine, a lever, turns a small push or pull (a small force) into a larger--or stronger--push or pull (a larger force).