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In this activity, learners build a carousel toy that spins when pushed down.

Working in teams of four, learners build tetrahedral kites following specific instructions and using specific materials.

In this activity, learners experiment with creating various types of bubble solutions and testing which ingredients form longer-lasting bubbles.

Make a rattle-like musical instrument! Shake it, hit it, spin it any way you want to!

In this activity, learners explore phosphorescence and how certain materials can absorb and store energy from a light source.

In this activity, learners determine the shape of an unseen object by bouncing a ball off the object.

Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!

In this activity, learners build helicopters and launchers using wooden dowels and scrap paper. Use this activity to explore rotational motion and kinetic and potential energy.

In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Luge Activity), learners will construct a model hovercraft out of an empty spool and a piece of cardboard.

In this activity, learners explore motion, energy, and electricity by constructing bottle cars that run on motors.

This lesson focuses on molecular motion in gases. Learners compare the mass of a basketball when it is deflated and after it has been inflated.

Learners investigate weight by building a spring scale. They observe and record how it responds to objects with different masses.

In this activity, learners construct speedy vehicles made out of paper plates and powered by twisted rubber bands.

In this activity, learners model directed evolution by making paper fly. Learners construct and fly paper airplanes.

In this activity, learners build an old-fashioned paddle boat out of simple materials.

Using paper, paper clips, an index card, and tape, teams of learners design flying devices to (1) stay in the air as long as possible and (2) land as close as possible to a given target.

Learners build a pendulum from a yo-yo, and then design their own experiment to determine what affects the pendulum's period of swing.

In this design challenge activity, learners invent a pinball-like game where a kick stick hits a ping pong ball into a target that buzzes.

In this activity, learners explore the concept of friction and how ball bearings reduce friction.

In this activity (page 10), learners explore how molecules self-assemble according to forces of attraction and repulsion.