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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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In this ocean engineering activity, learners explore buoyancy and water displacement. Then, learners design models of deep sea divers that are neutrally buoyant.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this investigation, learners explore the force known as buoyancy by placing various objects into water and observing how they behave (for example, which sink more quickly, which float, how much wat

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners create three solutions with different levels of salinity. They compare the density of these solutions by coloring them and layering them in a clear plastic cup and in a soda bottle.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Based of the The Tech Challenge 2015, learners will engage in two mini-design challenges related to seismic engineering.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a boat that can hold 25 pennies (or 15 one inch metal washers) for at least ten seconds before sinking.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (on page 4), learners create a submarine using a plastic sandwich bag. This is a fun way to learn about buoyancy and how captured gas can cause objects to float.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe as soap bubbles float on a cushion of carbon dioxide gas. Learners blow bubbles into an aquarium filled with a slab of dry ice.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners make a balloon hover at eye level for five seconds, and then make it move by creating air currents.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes