STEAM Connections are a series of at-home art activities for kids and families. Each activity is inspired by a work in our collection and is interdisciplinary in pairing art with science or engineering learning objectives. Click on the title of the activity to view the step-by-step guide for completing your art creation using basic craft materials.
Shadow Plant Painting
Inspired by Paul A. Johnsgard & Allison Johnson's Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Dried Bean Nature Mosaic
Inspired by Molly Murphy Adams's Relative Position
Animate a Running Bison Zoetrope
Inspired by Sharron Ahtone Harjo's We Had Plenty
Nature Diptych with a Microscope
Inspired by Karen Dienstbier's Prairie Grasses Series, Fall