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In this activity (located on pages 23-24 of the PDF), learners are introduced to structural engineering and encouraged to practice goal-oriented building.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build bridges and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with straws and pins.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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Based of the The Tech Challenge 2015, learners will engage in two mini-design challenges related to seismic engineering.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners make or use pre-made clay beams to scale and proportion. Specifically, they discover that when you scale up proportionally (i.e.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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 build large-scale structures and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with garden poles and tape.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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If you have 3-foot dowels and rubber bands, you can can started on this fun and open design challenge. You can make structures big and small: make it so you can fit your parent into it!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners build structures from spaghetti and marshmallows to determine which structures are able to handle the greatest load.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build scaled-down structures and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with bamboo skewers and tape.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 2 to 4 hours