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Learners design different shaped bandages for different purposes. First, they draw their designs on paper.

In this craft activity, learners will explore the structure and purpose of antelope horns by constructing their own headband using toilet paper rolls and yarn.

In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing an instrument using some metal pipes, rubber bands, and a baseboard.

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

In this self-measuring activity, learners measure and record the length of their foot.

In this outdoor activity, learners discover that plants aren't just shoots (stem, branches, leaves, and flowers) growing above ground, but contain plenty of roots growing underground—more than half th

In this activity (located on page 5 of PDF), learners work in groups to create dig sites for display.

In this activity, learners will engineer three different parachutes to test how well each one works.

In this activity, learners will make a marionette puppet and put on a show. Learners will explore color, design, fabrication and storytelling through this activity.

In this activity, challenge learners to keep an ice cube from completely melting in 30 minutes. Learners engineer a box or wrap to prevent an ice cube from melting.

In this activity (on pages 11-14 of PDF), learners cut out pictures from magazines of foods that help make bones strong and glue the pictures to a paper bone.

Everybody loves messy science, and Flubber is a favorite of both COSI employees and guests!

Everybody loves bubbles, and this is the best bubble recipe ever!

In this activity, learners design a therapeutic agent to image and/or cure various diseases in the respiratory system.

In this hands-on activity, learners build their own kaleidoscopes and explore how light can reflect of off surfaces such as mirrors, to produce beautiful patterns.

In this activity, learners build rockets and shoot them into the air by stomping on the plastic bottle launchers.

Learners will do an experiment to determine which type of paper is strongest while focusing on variables and collecting data.

In this outdoor activity, learners discover how the environment around a building affects the growth of plants.

In this activity, learners will build a roller coaster for a marble to run on using everyday household materials such as paper towel or toilet paper rolls, cups, boxes, books, buckets, chairs, etc.

In this activity, learners design wind-powered cars out of simple household materials. Students have fun designing and then racing their vehicles around the room.