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In this activity, learners work in teams to build and test paper airplanes. Learners try to fly their airplanes directly on the runway and earn points for accuracy.

In this activity, challenge learners to design a roller coaster ride for a marble using cardboard and other simple materials.

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.

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

In this design challenge, learners build a boat that paddles itself using a rubber band as its power source.

In this activity, learners build small animated toys that move.

In this fun hands-on activity learners explore a simple machine: the lever. What happens to a load when you multiply the length of a lever? Find out here!

In this engineering/design activity, learners make a kite, fly it, and then work to improve the design. Learners explore how their kite design variations affect flight.

In this activity, learners use design thinking to design and build their own bridge out of household materials including adhesives and/or connectors.

In this design challenge, learners will create their own roller coaster using household objects for the track and a marble or small ball as their cart.

In this activity, learners build bridges and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with straws and pins.

In this activity, learners design, build and test a model suspension bridge for sturdiness and strength.

Build and test a scale model of a rainforest canopy walkway.

In this activity, learners build a kite out of paper, change it, and try to make it fly even better. With their new knowledge of kite making, students can then go on to create their own kite designs.

In this activity, learners build a figure that moves and "comes to life" when they pull its string.

In this design activity, learners create a vehicle that can transport a load, like a favorite toy or as a recycled object, from the top of a zipline to the bottom using only gravity.

In this Engineering Design Challenge activity, learners will use balloons to investigate how a multi-stage rocket, like that used in the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, can propel a sat

In this design challenge activity, learners build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two “astronauts” when they land.

In this experiment, learners design and build a model room in a shoebox and furnish it with tiny furniture.

This lesson focuses on surface area and how the shape of sugar crystals may differ as they are grown from sugars of different coarseness.