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In this activity, learners watch a figure "magically" float up through the air.

In this activity, learners will create their own percussion instrument with recycled materials. Learners will explore design, fabrication, cause and effect and sound through this activity.

In this activity, learners construct drawing machines using a cup, some markers, and a cricket to control the movement. A programmed LEGO RCX or Cricket is required for this high-tech version.

In this activity, learners create painting machines that can paint moving forwards and backwards.

In this engineering activity, learners explore simple machines and then build cardboard automata using cams.

In this activity, learners will create their own simple shadow puppets, and experiment with light and shadow while playing with them.

Learners trace, cut out and fly a boomerang, outdoors or in a large indoor space.

In this engineering design challenge, learners animate a facial expression and make a machine (zoetrope) that plays the animation back.

Make a rattle-like musical instrument! Shake it, hit it, spin it any way you want to!

In this activity, learners create a traditional Mexican noisemaker (a matraca) using cardboard, craft sticks, and a wooden dowel.

In this activity, learners build small animated toys that move.

Learners explore three-dimensional geometric frames including cubes and tetrahedrons, as they create bubble wands with pipe cleaners and drinking straws.

Cardboard Automata are a playful way to explore simple machine elements while creating a mechanical sculpture.

In this activity, learners build a figure that moves and "comes to life" when they pull its string.

The Drawing Board consists of a marking pen that remains stationary and a platform that swings beneath the pen, acting as a pendulum.

In this activity, learners build their own sound machines and explore the interplay of motion and sound.

This is a simple activity for learners to create a traditional musical instrument. Pan Pipes have developed all over the world in different cultures, from South America to Greece and China.

In this activity, learners build a musical drum using a cardboard tube, plastic wrap, and beads.

Make your own "Dance Dance Revolution" dance pad! In this design challenge activity, learners work in teams to build a dance pad that lets you use your feet to sound a buzzer or flash a light.

In this activity, learners explore electronics and motion by making a Scribbling Machine, a motorized contraption that moves in unusual ways and leaves a mark to trace its path.