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In this engineering activity, learners explore simple machines and then build cardboard automata using cams.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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Learn about friction and kinetic energy with this cool spinning toy.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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Create beautiful spirals by drawing a straight line. This sounds crazy, but you can with a turntable (a record player or lazy susan), paper, and pen.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (posted on March 27, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a mini zoetrope, a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners discover how to rotate a flat shape into the third dimension. Learners draw and cut out a shape that has at least one straight edge on an index card.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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Create your own spinning top, and explore color, shapes and spinning. This activity contains instructions for making your spinning top, and tips on how to design and decorate it.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners design unique tiles and make repeating patterns to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (posted on April 18, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a zoetrope, a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures, using a 16" bik

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners arrange triangles together to make patterns to create paper quilts. Learners experiment with arranging the triangles in different ways to make various designs.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners make 3-dimensional models of the Earth and Moon.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Make your own spin art device using an old record player! Notice patterns and effects the spinning movement has on your work. When finished, post your work to the Spin Art Gallery!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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Experiment with friction and make bearings for a whirligig! This activity is a nice introduction to friction and bearings and demonstrates why bearings are useful for spinning.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes