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In this activity, learners are challenged to design and build a miniature tree house in a potted plant. This activity uses engineering concepts to encourage creativity.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners of all ages will design a functional bird feeder using familiar, every day materials.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a "Jam Jar Jet" based on Francois Reynst's discovery of a pulsejet engine, which uses one opening for both air intake and exhaust.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 14 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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Make a model city happier with LEDs, circuits, motors, and batteries! Groups can think, discuss, design, and build what would make a community happy. Kids can work as part of a team or on their own.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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This design challenge is an open-ended exploration of linkages, a group of parts connected by hinges, and the types of motion they can create.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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What's a more compelling problem to solve than being stranded on a deserted island?

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how nanotechnology is being used to create new types of protective fabrics.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes