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In this hands-on engineering project, kids use two simple machines, levers and inclined planes, to construct their own pinball machines.

In this up-cycling activity, learners recycle plastic bags and repurpose them into useful wallets.

In this engineering design challenge, learners animate a facial expression and make a machine (zoetrope) that plays the animation back.

In this activity, learners of all ages will experiment with paint and printmaking.

Make a rattle-like musical instrument! Shake it, hit it, spin it any way you want to!

In this activity, learners will become an engineer by designing and engineering a miniature parachute.

This is a quick activity (on page 2 of the PDF under Butterfly Wings Activity) that illustrates how nanoscale structures, so small they're practically invisible, can produce visible/colorful effects.

This resource contains ideas and brief instructions on how to build animals out of construction paper and other simple materials.

In this math lesson, learners use the setting of a flower-making fundraiser to explore a variety of patterns. Learners examine the patterns in a flower design made of triangles surrounding a square.

In this great hands-on activity, learners use patterns to make a teepee from newspaper that they sit inside.

In this activity, learners explore dinosaur skeletons, anatomy, and locomotion. Learners compare and contrast dinosaur skeletons and drawings.

In this activity about dinosaurs, learners first participate in a group discussion about where and when dinosaurs lived, how big they were, and who studies them and how.

In this activity, learners will construct an air cannon as a model for the human ear.

In this activity, learners use clear nail polish to create a beautiful iridescent pattern on black paper. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.

In this activity learners will be creating art using a traditional Japanese art style.

In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing an instrument toy that buzzes when you swing it.

In this activity, learners make homemade journals featuring seashell rubbings. First, learners transfer the texture of a seashell onto a piece of paper using a crayon.

In this activity, learners use a nail and magnet wire to build an electromagnet, which controls the movements of a paper dancer.

In this activity, learners explore light and shadows by creating a lantern they can keep on their nightstand.

Everybody loves boomerangs! In this activity about force and motion, the learners will experiment with boomerangs and explore how they work. This is a great activity to get learners up and moving.