• Students can learn about dimension through hands-on activities.bubbles image by Beryl Armstrong from Fotolia.com
  
  There are many aspects of the world that are important and profound in both art and science. One of these aspects is the idea of dimension. You can demonstrate dimension to students in a way that touches on both science and art, effectively showing the students how the two subjects can be incorporated into one meaningful display.
  
  

Bubble Cubes

• Although bubbles are naturally spherical, you can show students how to defy nature by creating a cubic bubble. Place four drinking straws on a flat surface and attach the corners together with duct tape. This will create a square of straws. Repeat this process to create a second square of straws. Connect the two squares by placing four more straws in between the squares at the corners, attaching them with duct tape. Fill a large bucket with a bubble solution that you can make from 4-gallons of water and 4-cups of dish soap. Insert the cube into the bubble solution, then gently pull it out again. You will see the cubic bubble inside the straw frame.
  
  

Perspective Drawing

• Dimension is seen through perspective, and your students can experience this first hand by drawing different perspectives on a single sheet of paper. Place a sheet of white paper onto a flat surface, and draw a straight line horizontally across the sheet. Place your pen or pencil in the middle of the line, and draw another line diagonally to the bottom left-hand corner of the page. Repeat this, but draw a diagonal line to the right-hand corner of the page. Draw a 1-inch line in between the two diagonal lines. Move your pen or pencil around 1/2-inch up from the 1-inch line, then draw a 1/2-inch line. Move your pen or pencil around 1/2-inch up from the 1/2-inch line, then draw a 1/4-inch line. This will effectively create a 3-dimensional road going off into the distance. You can now draw objects around your page, making the objects closer to the bottom of the page larger and the objects towards the middle of the page smaller.
  
  

3 Dimensional Graphs

• Although students are used to seeing flat, 2-dimensional graphs and charts, you can demonstrate to them how to make a 3-dimensional graph. Place a piece of 8-inch by 4-inch cardboard onto a flat surface. Cover the surface with craft glue. Place a row of rectangular cereal in a row onto the cardboard. Apply glue to the tops of the cereal and add a second layer. This will be the start of your graph. You can continue to add cereal in this manner to create different height levels.