Challenge: Will It Sink or Will It Float?
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March 10, 2026
Today’s challenge in The Lab: Will it sink or will it float?
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Week of Mar 9th
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Challenge: Will It Sink or Will It Float? Collage Art Collage Art
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March 10, 2026Today’s featured medium is collage art. What kind of materials will you use in your art collage?
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Dehydrated Food Dehydrated Food
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March 11, 2026Pop-up: Today in Food to Grow, learn about dehydration!
Challenge: What type of energy moves objects the fastest? Challenge: What type of energy moves objects the fastest?
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March 11, 2026Today's Challenge in The Lab: What type of energy moves objects the fastest?
Springtime Art Springtime Art
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March 11, 2026Today in The Studio use a variety of paints to create springtime art!
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Dehydrated Food Dehydrated Food
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March 12, 2026Pop-up: Today in Food to Grow, learn about dehydration!
Challenge: Can you build a shelter that will protect you from the weather? Challenge: Can you build a shelter that will protect you from the weather?
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March 12, 2026Today's challenge in The Lab: Can you build a shelter that will protect you from the weather?
Shaving Cream and Paint Shaving Cream and Paint
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March 12, 2026Today's featured materials in The Studio are shaving cream and paint! What kind of art will you create when you mix them together?
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Challenge: What building materials allow you to create the tallest structure? Challenge: What building materials allow you to create the tallest structure?
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March 13, 2026Today's challenge in The Lab: What building materials allow you to create the tallest structure?
Clay Clay
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March 13, 2026Today's featured material in The Studio is clay! How will you use clay to make your art?
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Outer Space Day: Make Dehydrated Food Outer Space Day: Make Dehydrated Food
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March 14, 2026Make dehydrated food! Weight is important when launching astronauts into space, and the best way to get as much food and supplies to them as possible is to make it weigh as little as possible. Dehydrating food not only is a tasty snack but also saves precious weight!
Outer Space Day: Rocket Canisters Outer Space Day: Rocket Canisters
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March 14, 2026Rocket canisters. Unleash the forces of chemical reactions and send cannisters flying to space!
Outer Space Day: Space is the Final Frontier Outer Space Day: Space is the Final Frontier
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March 14, 2026Space is the final frontier. Create your own art that showcases space, whether that is a starry night, spaceship traveling through the cosmos, or exploring new planets.
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Beads Beads
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March 15, 2026Today's featured material in The Studio is beads! How will you use beads to create your art?
Challenge: What materials will allow your plant to grow? Challenge: What materials will allow your plant to grow?
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March 15, 2026Today's challenge in The Lab: What materials will allow your plant to grow?
