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In this activity, learners build water-propelled engines from soft drink cans.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this hands-on engineering project, kids use two simple machines, levers and inclined planes, to construct their own pinball machines.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, challenge learners to keep an ice cube from completely melting in 30 minutes. Learners engineer a box or wrap to prevent an ice cube from melting.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will use household items to design and build an elevator that will carry 2 passengers to a height of 16 inches...or higher!

free Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (located on pages 23-24 of the PDF), learners are introduced to structural engineering and encouraged to practice goal-oriented building.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this sports-themed engineering activity, learners create super bouncy balls out of balloons. Learners brainstorm, test their designs, and share results.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a machine out of cardboard that runs smoothly and dependably. Learners must be precise to make sure their component works properly.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners design a bungee jump for an egg using nylon stockings.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners are challenged to design and construct a windmill to harness the power of wind.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this game (on pages 14-21), learners explore how each human being inherits genetic traits such as eye color.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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If you have lights, cardboard, scissors, and some brass fasteners, you can make shadow puppets! Create a story-telling and design challenge for your learners with this simple and creative activity.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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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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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 engineering activity, learners design parachutes to give toy figures safe landings. This activity is great for practicing an important STEM skill--changing only one variable at a time.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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No glue is needed for learners of any age to become marshmallow architects or engineers.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners design and build a NASA rover using raw pasta and candy with a limited imaginary budget.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Based of the The Tech Challenge 2015, learners will engage in two mini-design challenges related to seismic engineering.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge, learners will create wind-powered contraptions to transport a load, such as a cupcake or another small object, and test to see if they work.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build small animated toys that move.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this project, students explore how levers work, by making a puppet with moving limbs.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes