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To learn how friction affects motion, learners build a measurement tool from a rubber band and other simple materials.

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.

Learners construct a rocket from a balloon propelled along a guide string.

Learners build simple catapults and use them to launch cotton balls.

Learners investigate weight by building a spring scale. They observe and record how it responds to objects with different masses.

In this activity, learners explore the design of rubber band powered cars. Learners work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own rubber band cars out of everyday items.

This fun video explains how to make a batch of oobleck (or slime) and why this special substance is known as a "non-Newtonian" fluid. Watch as Mr.