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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.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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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.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe color mixing and absorbency using colored tissue paper and spray bottles.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (on page 8), learners model how marble statues and buildings are affected by acid rain.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover that sand is the major ingredient in glass.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 11 of the PDF, learners follow simple steps to recycle old newspaper into new paper.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners explore properties of water and watch evaporation happen by "painting" with water in the sun.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Garbology Activity), learners will prepare sheets of homemade recycled paper from several different source pulps.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners transform everyday milk into small plastic figurines and jewelry. Use this activity to introduce learners to monomers and polymers.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this playful, goopy activity, learners mix two liquids to create a solid (that sometimes acts like a liquid ), using basic household materials such as borax and glue.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor water activity, learners explore evaporation by painting with water and tracing puddles. Learners will discover that wet things become dry as the water evaporates.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how pens have been engineered and re-engineered over time. Learners work as a team to develop a working pen out of everyday items.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours