Instructions
Let's go on an adventure of making, thinking, and creating! Watch the fun videos your grown-up shows you and then complete the activities below. Get your crayons and your imagination ready!
Part 1: Be Curious & Creative!
The videos showed us how much fun it is to be curious and creative. Being curious is like being a detective—you ask lots of questions! Being creative is like being a magician—you make new things appear!
Draw something you are curious about. It could be a star, a bug, a car engine, or how a flower grows! What do you wonder about?
Part 2: How Are Crayons Made?
It's amazing how crayons are made from hot wax and colorful powder! Let's see what you remember.
Circle the correct answer for each question.
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What is the main ingredient used to make crayons?
a) Water
b) Hot Wax
c) Juice -
After the crayon mixture is poured into a mold, what happens to it?
a) It gets hotter.
b) It gets mixed again.
c) It cools down. -
How many crayons can the machine label in one minute?
a) 10
b) About 150
c) 1,000
Let's Invent! If you could create a brand new crayon color, what would you call it? What would it smell like?
My crayon's name is: ____________________________________________________
It smells like: ___________________________________________________________
Part 3: Make an Amazing Machine!
Wow! That music video had a super silly and amazing machine that rolled, dropped, and bounced all over the place to make things happen. This is called a Rube Goldberg machine.
Now it's your turn! In the box below, design and draw your own silly machine. What does your machine do? Maybe it pours your cereal, brushes your teeth, or waters a plant. Draw your machine and write labels to show what each part does!
My amazing machine's job is to: ____________________________________________________________________
Answer Key
For Part 2: How Are Crayons Made?
- b) Hot Wax
- c) It cools down.
- b) About 150
(All drawing and writing activities are based on imagination, so every answer is a great answer!)