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In this activity, learners work with an adult to build a rocket and launcher out of a plastic 2-liter bottle, flexible plastic hose, plastic tubing, toilet paper tube, and duct tape.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build bridges using paper and explore how much weight each bridge design can support.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build bridges and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with straws and pins.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make bridges using an oil-based modeling clay (plasticene). The instructions include discussion questions for both before and after bridge building.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build large-scale structures and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with garden poles and tape.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this physics activity, challenge learners to lift a book with just air using a plastic bag and a straw. This activity demonstrates compressed air and forces.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 Under 5 minutes
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Play with a slinky and make transverse waves. In this simple Exploratorium Science Snack, learners will experience making waves and will learn the different parts of a wave.

free Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners build cars using syringes and water-powered hydraulics. Learners construct the car frame out of cardboard and set up a hydraulic system to raise and lower the car.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners play a game similar to Hangman by guessing a secret phrase to understand how computer scientists measure the amount of "information" in a document.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This hands-on activity shows you how to build basic architectural shapes out of toothpicks and gumdrops.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build bridges out of newspaper and tape to explore how structures are designed to bear loads.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners build scaled-down structures and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with bamboo skewers and tape.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 2 to 4 hours