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Learners construct and launch paper helicopters.

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.

Using simple, inexpensive items, learners build and test submarine models.

In this engineering challenge, learners design and build a crane out of cardboard to see how heavy a load it can lift.

In this design challenge activity, learners modify a cup so it can carry a marble down a zip line and also drop it onto a target.

In this activity (pages 42-49), learners discover the methods and challenges of building nanoscale structures with macroscale equipment.

In this activity, learners explore the concept of friction and how ball bearings reduce friction.

In this activity, learners design a bicycle helmet. Participants will explore the design of bicycle helmets to gain an appreciation for the role that helmet layers play protecting the head.

In this activity, learners are asked to examine the differences between two materials in a pair.

In this activity, learners make an electromagnet motor to demonstrate the most basic method of changing electrical energy into mechanical energy.

In this activity, learners model directed evolution by making paper fly. Learners construct and fly paper airplanes.