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Frozen Sculptures
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In this activity, learners use objects they find on a nature and water to make creative frozen sculptures.

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.

Art with Salt and Ice
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This open-ended art project allows learners to create their own colorful ice sculpture by using rock salt and food coloring on a solid block of ice.

Crystal Stencil Stars
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In this activity on page 6 of the PDF, learners dissolve Epsom salt in water and discover that the resulting solution can be used to create a work of art.

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.

Super Shrinkers
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In this activity on page 14 of the PDF (Rethinking the 3 R’s: It’s Easy to be Green), learners turn plain pieces of recycled plastic into shrunken works of art.

Floating Dry Erase Creations
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In this activity, learners will create a drawing with dry erase markers and watch it come to life. Learners will explore chemistry, art and storytelling through this activity.

Stained Glass Glue
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In this activity on page 6 of the PDF, learners use glue instead of glass to create artwork that can be hung in a window.

Paint a Fresco
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF, learners experiment with the interesting designs that can be made by painting on plaster.

Ice Cube Painting
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In this activity, learners "draw" with frozen tempera paint. The ice cubes are prepared the day before by placing watered down tempera paint and popsicle sticks in ice cube trays.

Macchia Madness
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In this activity, learners explore the history of making objects from glass and artistry of Dale Chihuly.

Suminagashi: Floating Ink Paper Marbling
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In this activity, learners try to float ink on the surface of water to create a pattern and then capture it with absorbent paper.

Tissue Paper Spray Art
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In this activity, learners observe color mixing and absorbency using colored tissue paper and spray bottles.

Disappearing Statues
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In this activity (on page 8), learners model how marble statues and buildings are affected by acid rain.

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

Newspaper Collage
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In this activity on page 3 of the PDF, learners create a collage by using vinegar to transfer color pictures from a newspaper onto a piece of white paper.

Playtime Paint
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In this activity on page 9 of the PDF, learners make their own paint using chalk as a pigment and glue and water as binders. This activity introduces learners to special mixtures called suspensions.

Shrinking Polymers
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In this activity, learners discover that some plastics will shrink when you get them hot. Learners bake polystyrene in a regular oven and discover what happens.

Make a Water Cycle Wristband
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In this activity, learners thread colored beads onto string. Each beach represent a process of the water cycle.

Making Recycled Paper
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In this activity on page 11 of the PDF, learners follow simple steps to recycle old newspaper into new paper.