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In this collection of demonstrations, learners explore Newton's Laws of Motion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners investigate the speed of chemical reactions with light sticks. Learners discover that reactions can be sped up or slowed down due to temperature changes.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners "dance" (move back and forth at varying speeds) by reading a graph. This is a kinesthetic way to help learners interpret and understand how motion is graphed.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this group activity, learners see and hear the speed of sound. A learner designated the "gonger" hits a gong, once every second, as the rest of the group watches and listens from a distance.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use ABS pipe and an air leaf blower to make a strong shooting machine.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how anemometers work to record wind speeds and how the equipment has undergone engineering adaptations over time.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this two-part activity, learners map a navigation plan to get from Earth to Mars and back. In activity one, learners represent the orbital paths of Earth through dance and dramatic movement.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in groups to design a parachute out of household items that keeps an egg secure when dropped from a certain height.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the design of rubber band powered cars. Learners work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own rubber band cars out of everyday items.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this physics crime lab or demonstration, learners pretend they are criminologists and must find the "muzzle velocity" (speed of the bullet as it leaves the gun) of a gun used to commit a crime.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this small-group activity, learners assume the roles of pilots, air traffic controllers, and NASA scientists to solve five Air Traffic Control (ATC) problems.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners explore how boats are engineered to achieve speed.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this demonstration/activity, learners observe as a regular size marshmallow is blown through a tube made from a manila file folder.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a miniature wind tunnel to measure force. Learners construct the model out of Lexan plastic, a fan, and a precise digital scale.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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In this outdoor activity, learners race small boats, made of cork, balsa wood, popsicle sticks etc., to investigate the rate and direction of currents in a stream or creek.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes