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

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the behavior of magnets. Learners create a "wonder wand" with a magnet so they can move a skater around.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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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 activity, learners make mobiles to explore the concepts of balance, counterbalance, weight, and counterweight.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Experiment with friction and make bearings for a whirligig! This activity is a nice introduction to friction and bearings and demonstrates why bearings are useful for spinning.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how pens have been engineered and re-engineered over time. Learners work as a team to develop a working pen out of everyday items.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners build a hot air balloon using just a few sheets of tissue paper and a hair dryer.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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The goal of this activity is to design, build and test a house or toy for an animal.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use simple materials and basic tools to construct a special toy to explore pendulums. As the head of the toy bobs one way, the eyeballs bob the other way.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (pages 13-14), learners investigate the properties of smart materials, which are materials that respond to things that happen around them.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the properties of paper by constructing and modifying paper airplanes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners are challenged to design and construct a trophy for prize-winning sports equipment.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners create beautiful fluid motion. They explore fluid dynamics, surface tension, solubility, and buoyancy while mixing liquids together.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 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 (page 4), learners work in groups to plan and build large structures using recyclable materials they have brought from home.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners explore capillary action in plants (such as plants ability to move water from roots to leaves) in an investigation called Paper Blooms.

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