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Learners make a skydiver and parachute contraption and launch it. They see that the drag created by air resistance slows the descent of skydivers as they travel back to Earth.

Learners construct and launch paper helicopters.

In this engineering activity, young learners investigate multi-level buildings.

Learners examine the manufacturing process while they make picture frames from cereal boxes.

In this activity, learners build a 1:140 "scale model" of NASA's X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Technology Demonstrator, and investigate how the model dimensions compare to the real vehicle.

In "Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets," participants learn about how some rockets carry science tools—not scientists—into space, and how a special kind of rocket called "sounding rockets" can

Space telescopes can offer us better, clearer views of the universe (and of our own planet) than Earth-based telescopes can, but getting these large, delicate pieces of equipment into orbit is tricky.

No glue is needed for learners of any age to become marshmallow architects or engineers.

Learners act as engineers and design mini submarines that move in the water like real submarines.

In this activity, learners use tinfoil to build and test their own boats - which designs will float, and which will sink?

Learners explore the Bernoulli effect by building an airfoil (airplane wing) and making it fly.

Learners work in groups to build model cars from paper parts. First, each learner builds cars individually and the group times themselves.