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In this activity, learners use tinfoil to build and test their own boats - which designs will float, and which will sink?

In this hands-on activity, learners use the steps of the design process to create a hook to rescue a "space capsule" from the water.

Design a vessel that tests the limits of wind power given a set of off the shelf and recycled materials.

Learners design, build, and test models of "dragon boats" made from up to three milk cartons.

In this activity, learners explore what makes a boat float and sink. They examine and test various objects to determine why objects float or sink.

Scientists use enormous wind tunnels to test the design of planes, helicopters, even the Space Shuttle.

Test the buoyancy of an aluminum foil boat and an aluminum foil ball. Why does the same material in different shapes sink or float?

In this activity, learners build water-propelled engines from soft drink cans.

Build a car that runs on air. Using household materials, experiment with the power of air to create thrust powerful enough to move a homemade car.