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In this activity, learners will engineer their own weather vane. This activity includes step-by-step instructions with pictures and a "What's Happening?" section explaining how the activity worked.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will engineer a roof using simple materials to protect a construction paper person from a rainstorm.

free Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 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 consider the water features they might enjoy at a community park--a pond, brook, water playground (or "sprayground"), or pool--and what happens to the water over time.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering activity (page 3 of PDF), young learners investigate how a pole can be made stable by “planting” its base in the ground or adding supports to the base.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners are invited to imagine the park of their dreams!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will engineer a new shape and use it to create a new pattern with no wasted space.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will design a seed and test how it travels. Learners will use the Engineering Design Process to create a seed which can move from place to place.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore engineering to construct an insect collecting tool (insect aspirator). The pooter uses suction to safely collect smaller insects that nets miss or may injure.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners are challenged to build a bird feeder using recycled materials from home and are encouraged to problem solve during the extensions.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will engineer three different parachutes to test how well each one works.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge, learners design a storm drain cover that catches litter to protect waterways to learn about how local actions can have system-level effects.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Build and test a scale model of a rainforest canopy walkway.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes