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In this activity (on page 2 of PDF), learners make their own totem poles out of recycled materials.

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

In this activity, learners will learn how to knit using only their hands. Learners will explore patterns and fabrication as well as develop fine motor skills and patience through this activity.

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

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

The Chinese invented paper made from plants and cloth about 2,000 years ago. Learners follow a similar process to make paper from recycled paper.

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 will build a roller coaster for a marble to run on using everyday household materials such as paper towel or toilet paper rolls, cups, boxes, books, buckets, chairs, etc.

Learners explore soybeans, soak them in water to remove their coat, and then split them open to look inside. They also make a musical shaker out of paper cups, a cardboard tube, and soybeans.

In this activity, learners explore the potential of interchangeable standard parts to create a large number of unique creations in different combinations.

In this activity (posted on March 27, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a mini zoetrope, a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures.

In this two-part activity, learners map a navigation plan to get from Earth to Mars and back. In activity one, learners represent the orbital paths of Earth through dance and dramatic movement.

In this four-day lesson, learners identify three-dimensional forms in castle design, research different parts of the castle with a focus on their uses, and design and enlarge a banner for the great ha

Learners write a message in Braille using beans to form the patterns of dots. Learners glue beans in place, and then challenge another learner to read the message.

Learners will follow a specific process to make their own paper using scrap paper, newspaper, or junk mail.

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

This is an online game about the complexities of farming. Learners will "draw" cards and make decisions about how to take care of their farm.

Using information from the My Place in Space lithograph, learners write and/or draw a postcard to friends and family as if they had gone beyond the interstellar boundary of our Solar System, into the

In this activity (located on page 6 of the PDF), learners explore the ways people access water in their homes.

Learners make their own paper. They start by shredding old newspaper, clean toilet paper, and clean paper towels.