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Design a Parachute
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After a discussion about what a parachute is and how it works, learners create parachutes using different materials that they think will work best.

Straining Out the Dirt
Learners take on the role of environmental engineers as they design water filters.

What Trickles Down?
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Learners design their own experiment to explore the permeability of different materials such as soil, sand, gravel, and marbles.

Grab and Go
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In this engineering activity, learners design and build a mechanical arm to lift a small item.

Building A Storm Drain
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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.

Give Me a Brake
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of how brakes can stop or slow mechanical motion.

How Do We Convert Electrical Energy into Mechanical Energy?
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In this activity, learners make an electromagnet motor to demonstrate the most basic method of changing electrical energy into mechanical energy.