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Each group of learners uses everyday materials, such as paper, toothpicks, and tape to design and construct a structure intended to support the weight of a cinder block for 30 seconds.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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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.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the properties of different types of balls.

free Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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Learners construct and launch paper helicopters.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners investigate stress and strain by designing, building, and testing beams made from polymer clay.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers develop pipeline systems to transport oil, water, gas, and other materials over very long distances.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how engineering has impacted the manufacturing of canoes over time, including the development of new, durable, and lighter materials.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers work in a team to solve problems.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how engineering has impacted the development of bridges over time, including innovative designs and the challenge of creating bridges that become landmarks for a cit

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering and principles behind working elevators.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how wind tunnels provide feedback to engineers about the performance and durability of products such as planes, cars, and buildings.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of how aerospace engineering has impacted sports, specifically exploring the design of golf balls.

free Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how pens have been engineered and re-engineered over time. Learners work as a team to develop a working pen out of everyday items.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the function and engineering of dams and how dams have many uses and solve many problems in the world.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how civil engineers solved the challenge of moving water via irrigation.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how boats are engineered to achieve speed.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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Learners use a spring scale to drag an object such as a ceramic coffee cup along a table top or the floor.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this engineering activity, learners design and build a mechanical arm to lift a small item.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the concepts of structural engineering and how to measure the critical load, or the maximum weight a structure can bear.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering design process (EDP)—the process engineers use to solve design challenges.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours