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

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this two part activity, learners become draft detectives by constructing their own draft catchers to detect drafts around windows or doors.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This great "re-use it" activity will demonstrate how to transform a greeting card into a box. Once constructed, the box can have many uses like holding special notes or keepsakes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a machine made of craft sticks to multiply the levering motion of their hands and create a device that bends and extends.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners get hands-on experience with ratios and scaling while making their own jewelry out of recycled plastic containers.

free Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how pens have been engineered and re-engineered over time. Learners work as a team to develop a working pen out of everyday items.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (located on page 2 of PDF), learners explore alternative uses of a simple paper cup, dubbed a "mystery item." Learners act as detectives and explore the properties and functions of th

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how the process of folding has impacts on engineering and is evident in nature.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners build small animated toys that move.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a figure that moves and "comes to life" when they pull its string.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use information gathered from a variety of sources to design and make their own insect.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners examine the manufacturing process while they make picture frames from cereal boxes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity about problem-solving, learners build a house for the Three Little Pigs using twenty straws and two index cards.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners arrange pattern blocks to create tessellations and to explore geometric patterns. Learners first explore making patterns with a variety of pattern blocks.

free Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 10 of the PDF), learners explore the properties of spraying and dripping water, while making art.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners trace their hands and estimate the number of beans that can fit into their hand tracings. Then, learners glue the beans to the tracing to test out their estimations.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a seesaw powered by magnets.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this technology activity, learners build simple circuits, design soft circuits using conductive thread, and then sew switch-activated circuits.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners build a mini crank machine to make a bird "fly." This engineering activity introduces learners to automata, rotational motion, cranks and cams.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours