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In this design challenge activity, learners use a balloon and other simple materials to design an air-powered rocket that can hit a distant target.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a racecar using only a rubber band, spool, straw, and paper clip! This racer is a classic toy that zips across a flat surface.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the history, design and motion of spinning tops. Learners work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own tops out of everyday items.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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 design challenge, learners build a boat that paddles itself using a rubber band as its power source.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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Hooray! In this design challenge activity, learners invent a device that launches a spoonful of confetti into the air. Learners are encouraged to create the biggest cloud of confetti possible.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 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 physics activity, challenge learners to make a rubber band-powered spool racer. Demonstrate principles of motion as well as potential and kinetic energy.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a car that can travel at least four feet using rubber band power and use the design process to debug problems.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge, learners will create their own roller coaster using household objects for the track and a marble or small ball as their cart.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this dynamic activity, learners build a catapult that launches projectiles, such as marshmallows.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners review the history of gumball machines and explore potential and kinetic energy, while working in teams to build a gumball slide.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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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 design challenge activity follow up to "Kicking Machine", learners add a hands-free feature to their Kicking Machine.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners design and build a roller coaster using simple materials. Learners experiment with potential and kinetic energy to get a marble to follow a track into a cup.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a machine that kicks a Ping-Pong ball into a cup lying on its side 12 inches away.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes