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Wet Art
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In this activity (located on page 10 of the PDF), learners explore the properties of spraying and dripping water, while making art.

Rhythm Painting
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In this activity, early learners create paintings by making music and rhythm. Learners place paper in cans, add paint-soaked beans (or pebbles) and put the tops on.

Shaving Cream Marbling
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In this activity, learners will create beautiful greeting cards by marbling with shaving cream and food dye. They will explore the chemistry behind the art of marbling.

Salt Painting
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In this art meets chemistry activity, early learners discover the almost magical absorbent properties of salt while creating ethereal watercolor paintings.
Fish Prints
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In this hands-on art activity, learners will study and identify features of the external anatomy of a fish.

Animal Hats
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In this arts and crafts activity about animals and animal characteristics, learners will design animal hats and role-play as animals.

Puppet Play
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In this activity, learners will make a marionette puppet and put on a show. Learners will explore color, design, fabrication and storytelling through this activity.

Roller Ball Painting
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This is an activity in which learners explore the effects of gravity, motion and momentum while creating art.

Spherical Reflections
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In this art meets science activity, learners pack silver, ball-shaped ornaments in a single layer in a box to create an array of spherical reflectors.

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

The Web of Life
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In this activity, learners examine ways that Native Americans of the Southwest express their relationship with nature through art.

Crank It Up
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In this engineering activity, learners explore simple machines and then build cardboard automata using cams.

Drawing From Nature
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In this activity, learners draw natural objects to explore the details, differences, and similarities of natural objects.

Cup Draw (Low Tech)
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In this activity, learners construct drawing machines using a cup, some markers, and a battery pack. The markers act as "legs" for the machine, making a drawing that records as it moves.

Watercolor
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In this activity, learners will use chemistry to create a night sky watercolor painting. They will experiment to learn the effects of mixing crayon, salt, and lemon juice with water color paints.

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

Make Recycled Paper
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Learners shred used paper, add water, and blend it into pulp. They then strain and roll the pulp out to make new paper.

Hot Stuff!
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In this activity, learners discover that sand is the major ingredient in glass.

Double Horn
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing their very own instruments using PVC pipes, soda bottles, and a straw.

Bug Hats
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In this activity, learners use their imaginations and experiment with different materials to create bug hats.