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Be a Plumber
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In this activity (located on page 6 of the PDF), learners explore the ways people access water in their homes.
Giant Museum: Create a Scale Model
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In this activity, learners will predict the size of a giant scale model of a comb or other rectangular object, then make one. If you tripled the size of a dollar bill, could you sit on it?
Glider
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In this activity, learners construct a paper glider to experiment with aerodynamic forces.
Paper Bridges
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In this activity, learners build bridges using paper and explore how much weight each bridge design can support.
Modeling the Night Sky
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In this two-part activity, learners explore the Earth and Sun's positions in relation to the constellations of the ecliptic with a small model.
Constellation Viewer
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In this activity, learners will explore what a constellation is and make their own.
Glider
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In this activity, learners construct paper airplanes that twist and turn.
Model Eardrum
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In this activity (last activity on the page), learners make a model of the eardrum (also called the "tympanic membrane") and see how sound travels through the air.
Build a Raft
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In this activity, learners explore density and buoyancy as they design and construct rafts.
Building Houses: Build a Cardboard Tube House
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Build a house you can fit inside, using cardboard tubes.
Newspaper Bridges
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In this activity, learners build bridges out of newspaper and tape to explore how structures are designed to bear loads.