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In this activity, learners make plates levitate! Learners build "hovercrafts" using simple materials to explore friction and motion.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct speedy vehicles made out of paper plates and powered by twisted rubber bands.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this game, learners cutout a model black hole "cone" and attempt to roll around a marble or other small spherical object without touching the event horizon.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 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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In this activity, challenge learners to design a roller coaster ride for a marble using cardboard and other simple materials.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this engineering activity, challenge learners to design a car using only 3 straws, 4 Lifesavers™, 1 piece of paper, 2 paper clips, tape, and scissors.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the real science behind an egg drop "magic trick." Learners will wow their families by harnessing gravity, friction and motion to make 3 eggs fall off of their pedes

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this fun and, at times, hilarious force and motion activity, learners will use household objects to build a crazy contraption and see how far they can get a tennis ball to move.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this design activity, learners create a vehicle that can transport a load, like a favorite toy or as a recycled object, from the top of a zipline to the bottom using only gravity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the unseen force of friction and how surfaces can slow moving objects at different rates.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity, challenge learners to make a race-car out of a coffee can and rubber band. Demonstrate motion, forces, kinetic and potential energy and friction.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will make their own "ball bearing" with two jar lids, marbles, and some household supplies.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes