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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.
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.

Dinosaur Sock Puppet
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In this activity about dinosaurs, learners first participate in a group discussion about where and when dinosaurs lived, how big they were, and who studies them and how.

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.

Ladybug Spots
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In this art/science/math activity, young learners are introduced to the concept of symmetry in nature.

Self-Portrait Silhouettes: Activity 2
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In this activity, learners make a photographic image—without a camera!

Rainbow Glasses
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In this activity, learners explore light, color and rainbows by making their own rainbow glasses.

Exploring Shadows
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This activity guide features three related explorations to help learners ages 3-6 investigate shadows via the following science concepts: A shadow is made when an object blocks the light; you can chan

Green Travelers
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In this activity (on pages 23-29), partners use the Plant Traveler Cards, along with a world map and map worksheets, to follow plants such as cassava, chocolate and coffee that grew first in one part

Paper Mache Dinosaurs
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In this activity (located on page 6 of PDF), learners observe and reproduce the distinctive physical features (i.e. plates, sharp spikes, long necks, deep jaws, claws) of their favorite dinosaurs.

Amazon Water Cycle Roleplay
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In this creative roleplay activity, learners will explore the various processes of the water cycle using movement, sound, and props to aid in comprehension.

Bring It Home: Animal Tracks
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In this activity, learners create handmade animal track stamps. Learners research animal tracks, draw the shapes on moleskin, and then stick the shapes onto blocks of wood to make stamps.

Screaming String Thing
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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.

Who Do You Think You Are?
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In this activity, learners use maps to locate the Northwest Coastal region.

What is a Fossil?
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In this activity about dinosaurs, learners explore how and why fossils form. First, learners are introduced to dinosaur fossils by reading the book "Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones" by Byron Barton.

Circuit Bending with Play-Doh
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Break open that used musical toy and squish some Play-Doh over the circuit boards, and you will hear some weird and distorted sounds the manufacturer never intended!
Leaves: Extracting Pigments
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In this fun, hands-on autumn activity, learners experiment to discover whether the colored substances in leaves can be separated from the leaves.

Nature Walk
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In this activity, learners take an indoor nature walk and discover various objects that have been brought in from the outdoor environment.