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This is an activity exploring color and color mixing.

In this craft activity, learners will recognize, name, and compare the fractions 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 by constructing a penguin out of portions of paper circles.

In this activity, learners create their own constellations and star patterns and write a short, descriptive story explaining the significance of their star pattern/constellation.

In this activity, learners create a traditional Mexican noisemaker (a matraca) using cardboard, craft sticks, and a wooden dowel.

In this activity, learners explore properties of water and watch evaporation happen by "painting" with water in the sun.

In this activity, learners make mobiles to explore the concepts of balance, counterbalance, weight, and counterweight.

In this science and language arts activity, learners study fish anatomy and make their very own 3D paper fish.

In this math lesson, learners follow step-by-step directions for making tangram pieces out of folded and torn paper. First, learners read "Grandfather Tang's Story" by Ann Tompert.

This is a tape and glue activity in which learners make binoculars that they can decorate and then use to go bird watching.

In this math lesson, learners explore the concept of using units to measure length.

In this activity, learners build a mini crank machine to make a bird "fly." This engineering activity introduces learners to automata, rotational motion, cranks and cams.

In this math lesson, learners practice reading charts and graphs by creating and interpreting glyphs.

In this math activity, learners create symmetrical designs for paper models of special blouses known as huipiles.

In this activity, learners build small animated toys that move.

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

In this activity, learners discuss and investigate how cameras, telescopes, and their own eyes use light in similar ways.

In this activity, learners construct a projector out of cardboard to view their favorite images (such as storybook illustrations) on the wall.

In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing tube zithers, stringed instruments from Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.

In this activity, learners transform everyday milk into small plastic figurines and jewelry. Use this activity to introduce learners to monomers and polymers.

In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Garbology Activity), learners will prepare sheets of homemade recycled paper from several different source pulps.