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In this physics activity, learners conduct two experiments to explore free-falling.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create their own obstacle course based on Bernoulli's Principle and try to get a floating ball from the start of their course to the finish line.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore physics by building a catapult that launches marshmallows with household objects.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners learn about friction by making their own miniature hovercraft.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - adult
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To understand how skaters turn in midair, try this little experiment! Individuals can do this activity alone, but it works better with a partner.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this hands-on activity, learners use an assortment of (mainly household) items to complete Rube Goldberg-type challenges.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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A design challenge that takes paper airplanes into an entirely different direction: a magnus glider uses cups and and rubber bands to create a glider that uses the same forces that a curveball (from b

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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What happens when two wave pulses meet in the middle? Send waves down a spring to watch them travel and interact.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this physics activity, learners will explore buoyancy.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity was designed for blind learners, but all types of learners can utilize it to investigate volume, mass, and density.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a recording timer made from simple materials (e.g., small dc motor, sharpie pen, craft sticks, adding machine paper tape, etc.).

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours