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In this activity, learners construct wands that play different notes depending on information from light sensors programmed via a PICO Cricket.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore phosphorescence and how certain materials can absorb and store energy from a light source.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the relative efficiency of different bulbs, specifically incandescent vs. fluorescent.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners make a circuit board that has questions and answers. When the correct answer is chosen for a question, a circuit is completed and a light illuminates.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners experiment with a commercially available liquid-crystal coaster. They warm the material with their hands for varying lengths of time and observe the changing colors that result.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to look over ledges or around corners.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore conservation of energy by experimenting with a solar cell light device.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Make your own "Dance Dance Revolution" dance pad! In this design challenge activity, learners work in teams to build a dance pad that lets you use your feet to sound a buzzer or flash a light.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes