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This resource contains ideas and brief instructions on how to build animals out of construction paper and other simple materials.

In this activity, learners will become an engineer by designing and engineering a miniature parachute.

In this activity, learners will construct a device to blow bubbles. By adding corn syrup to the bubble solution, we can increase the surface tension of the bubbles--and their size.

In this activity, learners explore different types of fossils by making their out of dough and objects from around the house.

In this activity, learners will create their own lava lamps. Learners will explore density, effervescence and chemistry through this activity.

In this activity, learners will use their chosen material to build the tallest tower possible in under three minutes. This activity uses problem solving and fine motor skills to challenge learners.

This is a simple and fun activity for learners to explore water and colors.

In this activity learners will create paint out of natural materials. Explore your natural world (or your fridge) and find berries, leaves, or flowers to find a great base for your paint.

In this activity about backyard habitats learners create a safe and toad-friendly environment near their own home.

In this activity, learners will experiment with textures, shapes, and materials and create their own unique masterpieces.

In this activity, learners will write a secret message that only their friends will be able to read.

Use this activity (13th activity on the page) to introduce learners to the sense of touch. Learners collect objects of varying textures like feathers, rocks, sand, etc.

In this activity, learners will construct an air cannon as a model for the human ear.

In this activity, learners will turn an ordinary tray of sand into a desk-top garden for meditation.

This activity provides instructions for making an aircraft that can really fly using a straw and paper hoops!

In this activity, learners will experience the different states of matter using crayons as the medium. Explore matter changing between phases while recycling old crayons.

When was the last time you took a really close look at a leaf? In this activity, learners will use leaves and simple materials to make colorful leaf rubbings.

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

In this activity (on pages 15-18 of PDF), learners make a life-size two-dimensional paper model of their own skeletons.

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