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In this activity, learners discover that as the salinity of water increases, the density increases as well. Learners prove this by attempting to float fresh eggs in saltwater and freshwater.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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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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In this activity, learners explore how packaging engineers develop customized shipping and packaging containers to meet the needs of many different industries.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners build a sled kite that models a type of airfoil called a parawing.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of how aerospace engineering has impacted sports, specifically exploring the design of golf balls.

free Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how parachutes are used to slow down moving objects. Learners work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own parachutes out of everyday items.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (on page 2), learners create a submarine using a plastic cup. This is a fun way to learn about buoyancy and density.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Garbology Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into design optimization using recycled materials.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the function and engineering of dams and how dams have many uses and solve many problems in the world.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners build a hot air balloon using just a few sheets of tissue paper and a hair dryer.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build helicopters and launchers using wooden dowels and scrap paper. Use this activity to explore rotational motion and kinetic and potential energy.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 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, learners model directed evolution by making paper fly. Learners construct and fly paper airplanes.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build an old-fashioned paddle boat out of simple materials.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a paper glider to experiment with aerodynamic forces.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a speedboat using paint paddles, a propeller, and film canister. Learners attach a simple circuit and motor to the boat to power the propellers.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in teams to construct and test fly drinking straw rockets. Learners explore how changing the rockets' fins affect flight distance.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build handheld rockets and launchers out of PVC pipes and plastic bottles. Use this activity to demonstrate acceleration, air pressure, and Newton's Laws of Motion.

Over $20 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore rocketry and the principals of space flight.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This lesson guide includes six simple and quick activities to help learners better understand Bernoulli's Principle.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes