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In this activity, learners make a simple spring-like scale using a rubber band instead of a spring, and calibrate the scale in newtons (N).

In this activity, learners watch a video to learn about a couple who built a home out of shipping containers in Brooklyn, New York.

Learners make their own simple slide rules out of paper and learn how they work.

In this activity, learners solidify their conceptualization of cells by building a model of a cell in a ziplock bag.

In this activity, learners are challenged to calculate their own weight on various planets using a scale and calculator. Older learners may be challenged to do so without using calculators.

Learners examine collisions between two skateboards carrying different masses. They learn about conservation of momentum in collisions.

Learners build simple catapults and use them to launch cotton balls.

Learners construct and launch paper helicopters.

In this math-based activity, learners model the intensity of light at various distances from a light source, and understand how astronomers measure the amount of sunlight that hits our planet and othe

Groups of learners are provided with a generic car base and an egg. Their mission: design a device/enclosure to protect the egg on or in the car as it rolls down a ramp with increasing slopes.