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Lifting with Levers!
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In this fun hands-on activity learners explore a simple machine: the lever. What happens to a load when you multiply the length of a lever? Find out here!

Canine House of Cards
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This simple construction activity teaches the importance of architectural structure. Learners build and test designs for a paper "doghouse" strong enough to hold the weight of a jumbo dog biscuit.

Make a Tikiville Teepee
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In this great hands-on activity, learners use patterns to make a teepee from newspaper that they sit inside.

Exploring Structures
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This event guide features three related explorations in which learners investigate the following science concepts: how you design and build a structure helps determine how strong it will be; different
Soaring Towers: Building with Recycled Materials
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In this activity, learners will build the highest tower they can out of recycled materials.

Designing a Wall
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In this engineering activity (page 5 of PDF), young learners investigate how materials and design contribute to the strength of a structure, particularly walls.

Paper Bridges
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In this activity, learners build bridges using paper and explore how much weight each bridge design can support.

Clay Beams and Columns
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In this activity, learners make or use pre-made clay beams to scale and proportion. Specifically, they discover that when you scale up proportionally (i.e.

Three Little Pigs
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In this activity, leaners explore building techniques by recreating the story of The Three Little Pigs.
Building Houses: Build a Cardboard Tube House
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Build a house you can fit inside, using cardboard tubes.