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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.

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.

In this archaeology meets art activity, learners make a mosaic and consider the ways in which art communicates.

In this activity, learners watch a figure "magically" float up through the air.

In this art meets chemistry activity, early learners discover the almost magical absorbent properties of salt while creating ethereal watercolor paintings.

In this hands-on art and science activity (page 4 of the pdf), learners brainstorm and discuss how humans use wetlands, then express their understanding of the subject in artwork.

In this hands-on art activity, learners will study and identify features of the external anatomy of a fish.

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

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.

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

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

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

In this activity, early learners combine pre-cut recognizable shapes and their own abstract ideas to make representational pictures (e.g. houses, trees, shoes).

In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.

In this mechanical engineering activity, learners design shadow puppets with moving parts and use them to tell stories.

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

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

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

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

This is a quick activity (on page 2 of the PDF under Butterfly Wings Activity) that illustrates how nanoscale structures, so small they're practically invisible, can produce visible/colorful effects.