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In this activity, learners build a game that tests their steadiness. Learners construct the game board by setting up an electrical circuit and a wand.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners construct an electricity-generating wind turbine out of a plastic bottle.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners investigate various appliances and electronics, discovering how much energy each uses and how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released to produce that energy.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners build an electric two-paddle boat using paint paddles, plastic knives, and empty water bottles.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Trick your family and friends with this creepy crawler that moves up and down. In this activity, learners construct a circuit and motor device that will move a homemade spider in a spooky way.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners simulate the process of DNA fingerprinting by using electricity to separate colored dyes.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Learners make a circuit board that has questions and answers. When the correct answer is chosen for a question, a circuit is completed and a light illuminates.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a tiny but powerful flashlight out of simple materials. Use this activity to introduce learners to electrical circuits and conductivity.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners incorporate a simple switch into a battery/bulb circuit. Learners will use their knowledge of circuits to design and make their own switches using common materials.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This is a perfect summertime lunch activity! Pico Cricket is required (micro controller). First, get a bunch of cut up fruit, line them up, then plug a piece of fruit with a Pico Cricket sensor clip.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore electronic communication, the Morse Code system, and advances all the way through text messaging. Learners build a simple circuit, send messages to one another.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how a flashlight works, showing the electric circuit and switch functions of this everyday household item.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this electrochemistry activity, young learners and adult helpers create a battery from a potato to run a clock.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, you'll make an electric motor--a simple version of the electric motors found in toys, tools, and appliances everywhere.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore motion, energy, and electricity by constructing bottle cars that run on motors.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, high voltage is applied across a pickle to emit a yellow glow. This activity should only be conducted by skilled adults and is best suited as a demonstration.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about electricity, learners explore what happens when you blow a fuse.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about electricity and magnetism, learners examine what happens when a magnet exerts a force on a current-carrying wire.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners create an electrical circuit and investigate how some dissolved substances conduct electricity.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build simple alarms that they can attach to anything, such as a drawer or doorway. This activity introduces learners to electricity, circuits, and currents.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes