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Electric Paddle Boat
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In this activity, learners build an electric two-paddle boat using paint paddles, plastic knives, and empty water bottles.

Light Quest
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Learners test their "light-smarts" by playing a game called "Light Quest!" The game board represents an atom and each player represents an electron that has been bumped into the atom's outer unstable

Egg Drop
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Perform this classic inertia demonstration to illustrate the transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy.

Newton's Cradle
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Build your own version of the classic physics toy using simple materials.

Action-Reaction Rocket!
Learners construct a rocket from a balloon propelled along a guide string.

Rubber Band Racer
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In this activity, learners construct speedy vehicles made out of paper plates and powered by twisted rubber bands.

Paddle Boat
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In this activity, learners build an old-fashioned paddle boat out of simple materials.

Handheld Water Bottle Rocket & Launcher
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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.

Pulleys and Force
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of force and how pulleys are used in everyday life to make work easier.

Wind Tube
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In this activity, learners explore moving air and the physics of lift and drag by constructing homemade wind tunnels.

Rubber Band Racers
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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.

Stomp Rocket
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In this activity, learners build rockets and shoot them into the air by stomping on the plastic bottle launchers.

Blimp Jet Challenge
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In this design challenge activity, learners add a jet-propulsion system (i.e. a balloon) to a blimp so it flies straight and far under its own power.
Water Motor
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In this physics activity (page 10 of the PDF), learners will explore how energy from moving water can be used.

Rubber Band Boat
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In this activity, learners build styrofoam boats powered by twisted rubber bands.