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In this activity, learners work with an adult to build a rocket and launcher out of a plastic 2-liter bottle, flexible plastic hose, plastic tubing, toilet paper tube, and duct tape.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the properties of different types of balls.

free Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (on page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Soccer Ball Kick), learners will investigate the transfer of energy using sports equipment.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this group activity, learners act out key stages of the "ocean carbon cycle" (also known as the "carbonate buffer system") through motions, rearranging blocks and team tasks.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 2 of the PDF), learners will construct their own walkalong glider. They will explore how air, though invisible, surrounds and affects other objects.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the effect of heat on a reaction.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a quick, yet dramatic activity/demonstration that introduces learners to the concept of energy transfer. A small ball is placed on top of a large ball and both are dropped together.

free Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners perform 20 arm curls with cans that simulate the weight of beans on Earth versus the weights of the same number of beans on the Moon and in space.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physical activity, two lines of learners link hands and arms to model a beam subject to various loading schemes.

free Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this kinesthetic activity that demonstrates pressure, learners act as air molecules in a "container" as defined by a rope.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore sports engineering and advanced materials development.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Where's Nano? Activity) about identifying nanoscale objects and phenomena in today's world.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this design challenge activity, learners invent a convenient way for someone using crutches or a wheelchair to carry small personal items.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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By tossing, collecting, and sorting beanbags, learners understand how the IBEX spacecraft uses its sensors to detect and map the locations of particle types in the interstellar boundary.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity about center of gravity (page 23 of PDF), learners investigate how the body adjusts to the force of gravity to remain balanced.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this quick and simple activity, learners explore how the distribution of the mass of an object determines the position of its center of gravity, its angular momentum, and your ability to balance it

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in pairs to measure each other's ankles with lengths of string.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore properties of water and watch evaporation happen by "painting" with water in the sun.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Tug O' War) is a full inquiry investigation into tug-of-war physics. Groups of learners will test two tug-of-war strategies.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours