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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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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Kites) is a full inquiry investigation into how a kite’s shape affects its performance.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will create an optical illusion top. Learners will explore color mixing, physics and design through this activity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will create their own bubble solution. Learners will explore chemistry, geometry and trial and error through this activity.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build inexpensive kaleidoscopes using transparency paper and foil (instead of mirrors).

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts using cardboard and measuring spoons. Use this activity to introduce learners to catapults, forces, and levers.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts and explore the laws of physics. Learners discover that everything you throw or shoot on earth travels in a parabola.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Build your own version of a favorite carnival game, in which a marble races down a maze consisting of rows of nails.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners create 3D geometric shapes using straws and pipe cleaners.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners build unique yo-yos, which spin round and round without moving up and down.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners rotate through several learning and play stations to explore dinosaurs and paleontologists.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover that some things only stand up while they are spinning.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to view 2-D images in 3-D.

Over $20 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours