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Carousel Pump
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In this activity, learners build a carousel toy that spins when pushed down.
Hand Spin Helicopter
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In this activity, learners build helicopters and launchers using wooden dowels and scrap paper. Use this activity to explore rotational motion and kinetic and potential energy.
Give Me a Brake
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of how brakes can stop or slow mechanical motion.
PVC Water Squirter
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In this activity, learners build a water squirter using a PVC pipe, dowel, and foam. This activity is great for the summer time and introduces learners to forces and water pressure.
Blimp Jet Challenge
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In this design challenge activity, learners add a jet-propulsion system (i.e. a balloon) to a blimp so it flies straight and far under its own power.
Airboat
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In this activity related to Newton's Laws of Motion, learners build a boat powered by a propeller in the air.
No-Slip Grip
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore friction. Learners investigate the factors that affect the force required to move an object.