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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the possibilities of clay as a natural material.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create painting machines that can paint moving forwards and backwards.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this mechanical engineering activity, learners design shadow puppets with moving parts and use them to tell stories.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the history of making objects from glass and artistry of Dale Chihuly.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this engineering activity, learners explore simple machines and then build cardboard automata using cams.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners construct a playable kazoo from inexpensive materials. They will experience how vibration creates sound waves and music.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct drawing machines using a cup, some markers, and a battery pack. The markers act as "legs" for the machine, making a drawing that records as it moves.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners try to float ink on the surface of water to create a pattern and then capture it with absorbent paper.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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During this hands-on activity, learners are briefly exposed to moviemaking and animation, when they create their own thaumatropes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a tower that’s at least 12 inches high with two or more parts that move (spin, sway, or flap) in the wind.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore two-dimensional shapes that are found in three-dimensional shapes. Learners will explore geometry, design, color and tool use through this activity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will trick out their bike with crafts and flair. Learners will explore symmetry, cause and effect and design through this activity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners trace, cut out and fly a boomerang, outdoors or in a large indoor space.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, leaners build their very own rainsticks, an instrument filled with pebbles and seeds that create sounds like falling rain. Save costs by using material found around the home.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learn how to make and fly a paper helicopter! This simple activity includes a template (for the copter "blades") and instructions for folding, flying, and testing designs.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Coins are everyday objects which tell a lot about the people who use them.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the question "What is paper?" Learners discover the processes and materials required to make paper while experimenting with different recycled fibers and tools.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners create a traditional Mexican noisemaker (a matraca) using cardboard, craft sticks, and a wooden dowel.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 2 hours