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Engineer an Aeolipile
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In this engineering design challenge, learners build an air-powered spinning machine.
Sticky Structures
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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.
Control a Bird’s Flight
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In this engineering design challenge, learners make a bird and then control its flight with attached strings.
Design a Microexpression Zoetrope
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In this engineering design challenge, learners animate a facial expression and make a machine (zoetrope) that plays the animation back.
Cranking Bird
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In this activity, learners build a mini crank machine to make a bird "fly." This engineering activity introduces learners to automata, rotational motion, cranks and cams.
Straws and Pins
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In this activity, learners build bridges and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with straws and pins.
Lever Cowboy
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In this activity, learners build a figure that moves and "comes to life" when they pull its string.