APS at Home
Promote Useful Knowledge (and activities) at home for you, your family, and your friends.
This page brings activities and crafts from the APS into your homes and classrooms. From coloring sheets to at home experiments, the Education department will continue to update this page with fun and useful downloads for those of all ages.
Be sure to also visit our Pinterest page (here) for easy access to these activities and others we enjoy.
Activities will be added on a rolling basis. If you have any requests or questions, please email [email protected].
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Art Activities
History Activities
- It pays to know how money is made! Explore how Ben Franklin printed currency in this activity.
- Read all about the basics of an 18th century newspaper and make your own in this activity.
Science Activities
- Make your own creatures out of materials you have at home. In this activity, we provide templates for a hadrosaurus and a mastodon.
- Get your bearings by creating a homemade compass. Learn about the earth's magnetism and make your own compass in this activity.
- What on Earth is a naturalist and what do they have to do with the APS? Learn more here!
Interdisciplinary Activities
- Tie your hopes for the future to a star or make your own constellations.
- Mix, match, and remix colors to create your own while learning about pigments.
- Make your own museum exhibition at home!
- Create a diorama for your favorite animal