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Carousel Pump
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In this activity, learners build a carousel toy that spins when pushed down.

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

Motor Bird
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In this activity, learners build a bird that flies in place with help from a motor, wire, and some straws.

Sound Automata
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In this activity, learners build their own sound machines and explore the interplay of motion and sound.

Gymnast
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In this physics activity, learners build a toy with a figure that spins around like a gymnast on the high bar.

Scribbling Machines
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In this activity, learners explore electronics and motion by making a Scribbling Machine, a motorized contraption that moves in unusual ways and leaves a mark to trace its path.

Make a Mobile!
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In this activity, learners make mobiles to explore the concepts of balance, counterbalance, weight, and counterweight.

Finger Basketball
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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts using cardboard and measuring spoons. Use this activity to introduce learners to catapults, forces, and levers.

Minibot
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In this activity, learners build a mini dancing robot. This engineering activity introduces learners to electricity, circuits, switches, conductivity, and motors.