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In this activity, learners design unique tiles and make repeating patterns to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.

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.

This is an activity in which learners create magic wands from a variety of materials making their choices by considering what kind of magic they want to make.

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

In this science/art activity, learners create an insignia or emblem for a planet exploration mission.

In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations.

These math posters have questions written on them, such as: How many colors can you name in a minute? or How many seconds can you balance on one foot?

In this activity, learners construct drawing machines using a cup, some markers, and a battery pack. The markers act as "legs" for the machine, making a drawing that records as it moves.

In this activity, learners stain fabrics--on purpose!

In this activity, learners try to float ink on the surface of water to create a pattern and then capture it with absorbent paper.

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.

In this design challenge activity, learners build a tower that’s at least 12 inches high with two or more parts that move (spin, sway, or flap) in the wind.

On the first night, I saw 5 stars in the desert. On the second night, I saw 10… What do you think I saw on the third night? Combine arts and crafts, literacy, and math by making a counting book.

In this experience, learners use the internet to research physical details about Chihuly's Fireworks of Glass "Tower" and "Ceiling" and consider the decisions Chihuly had to make as he was planning th

In this activity (on page 8), learners model how marble statues and buildings are affected by acid rain.

In this activity, learners discover that sand is the major ingredient in glass.

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.

In this optics activity, learners create flip books by drawing an image like an eye opening and closing on 24 small pages of paper.