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Move That Lighthouse!
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  In this activity, learners explore how engineers work in a team to solve problems.
   
Launch Altitude Tracker
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  In this activity, learners construct hand-held altitude trackers. The device is a sighting tube with a marked water level that permits measurement of the inclination of the tube.
   
Pipeline Challenge
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  In this activity, learners explore how engineers develop pipeline systems to transport oil, water, gas, and other materials over very long distances.
   
Rubber Band Racers
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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.
   
The Best Dam Simulation Ever
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  This online simulation game explores the different consequences of water levels on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
   
Pop Rockets
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  Learners place water and part of an antacid tablet in a film canister. The reaction creates a gas reaction that launches the film canister like a rocket.
   
Float Your Boat
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  In this physics activity, learners will explore buoyancy.
   
Chair Lift Challenge
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  In this activity, learners explore the unique challenges in transportation engineering, such as devising a method for skiers or hikers to get to the top of a mountain.
   
Getting There!: Navigation and Trajectory
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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.
   
Handheld Water Bottle Rocket & Launcher
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  In this activity, learners build handheld rockets and launchers out of PVC pipes and plastic bottles. Use this activity to demonstrate acceleration, air pressure, and Newton's Laws of Motion.
   
Lego Man Jump
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  In this activity, learners are challenged to create a parachute using easily sourced materials in order to transport a LEGO figure safely to the ground.
   
Wind Tunnel Testing
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  In this activity, learners explore how wind tunnels provide feedback to engineers about the performance and durability of products such as planes, cars, and buildings.
   
Rubber Band Boat
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  In this activity, learners build styrofoam boats powered by twisted rubber bands.
   
Puff Car
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  In this activity, learners are challenged to design a wind-powered car using only a handful of household materials.
   
Ships Ahoy!
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  The goal of this activity is to design the fastest sailboat or one that carries the most treasure.
   
Water Rocket Launch
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  In this activity, learners explore rocketry and the principals of space flight.
   
The Parachuting Egg
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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.
  Ships Ahoy!
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  Design a vessel that tests the limits of wind power given a set of off the shelf and recycled materials.
   
Push Pull Painter
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  In this activity, learners create painting machines that can paint moving forwards and backwards.
   
Stop: Practice Stopping at Vehicle Intersections
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  This is an online game about stopping distance. Learners choose one of three vehicles and one of three speeds.
  