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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.

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

Coins are everyday objects which tell a lot about the people who use them.

In this activity, learners explore the question "What is paper?" Learners discover the processes and materials required to make paper while experimenting with different recycled fibers and tools.

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

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

In this engineering/design/arts and crafts activity, learners design and build "platforms" or "bridges" that can hold weight, and test which glue makes the strongest structure.

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

This activity introduces learners to the structure and properties of carbon nanotubes.

In this technology activity, learners build simple circuits, design soft circuits using conductive thread, and then sew switch-activated circuits.

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.

In this activity, learners thread gumdrops together to make a model of a polymer.

In this activity, learners investigate the basic crystal structures that metal atoms form.

In this activity, learners explore the human influences on the carbon cycle and examine how fossil fuels release carbon.

Learners assemble a hot-air balloon from tissue paper. The heated air (from a heat gun) inside the balloon is less dense than the surrounding air and causes the balloon to float.

In this up-cycling activity, learners recycle plastic bags and repurpose them into useful wallets.

In this activity, learners build a hot air balloon using just a few sheets of tissue paper and a hair dryer.

In this activity on page 5 of the PDF, learners mimic the process for making bricks. Learners shape and bake creations from a dough that is made from flour, salt, and water.

Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!

In this activity on page 8 of the PDF, learners make a slimy substance very similar to mucus, and sprinkle it with glitter to imitate the way that allergens are trapped.