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Learn about friction and kinetic energy with this cool spinning toy.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this hands-on activity, children create their own kites that can fly indoors. Learners are exposed to basic concepts of gravity and air resistance.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering/design/arts and crafts activity, learners design and build "platforms" or "bridges" that can hold weight, and test which glue makes the strongest structure.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners transform everyday milk into small plastic figurines and jewelry. Use this activity to introduce learners to monomers and polymers.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a figure that moves and "comes to life" when they pull its string.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a four-stringed instrument that can play a tune.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a musical drum using a cardboard tube, plastic wrap, and beads.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a kite out of paper, change it, and try to make it fly even better. With their new knowledge of kite making, students can then go on to create their own kite designs.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a traditional handicraft toy that illustrates a motion commonly associated with violins and earthquakes.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create and reveal secret messages written with invisible ink! The invisible ink is actually a baking soda solution, and the magical revealing liquid is fruit juice.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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From this How To slide show, you create an Audio Tape Bow that can play distorted audio sounds by running it across a tape head.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will build a roller coaster for a marble to run on using everyday household materials such as paper towel or toilet paper rolls, cups, boxes, books, buckets, chairs, etc.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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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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This resource contains ideas and brief instructions on how to build animals out of construction paper and other simple materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will become an engineer by designing and engineering a miniature parachute.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will use their chosen material to build the tallest tower possible in under three minutes. This activity uses problem solving and fine motor skills to challenge learners.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners write a message in Braille using beans to form the patterns of dots. Learners glue beans in place, and then challenge another learner to read the message.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will discover how to make butter from scratch. One optional tips includes adding marbles to speed up the process.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners will follow a specific process to make their own paper using scrap paper, newspaper, or junk mail.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 1 to 2 hours