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

This quick demonstration (on page 11 of PDF) allows learners to understand why scientists think water ice could remain frozen in always-dark craters at the poles of the Moon.

In "Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets," participants learn about how some rockets carry science tools—not scientists—into space, and how a special kind of rocket called "sounding rockets" can

In this activity, learners construct a paper glider to experiment with aerodynamic forces.

In this activity, learners will engineer their own weather vane. This activity includes step-by-step instructions with pictures and a "What's Happening?" section explaining how the activity worked.

In this activity, learners construct paper airplanes that twist and turn.

In this activity, learners will create a model rocket out of an inflated balloon attached to a straw on a taught string.