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In this engineering design challenge, learners make a bubble maze that allows bubbles to move through a series of “on” and “off” switches.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a car that uses a battery-operated motor to "drive" at least ten feet.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity on page 10 of the PDF, learners detect the amount of energy that can flow through a sodium chloride electrolyte solution with a light sensor.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a tiny but powerful flashlight out of simple materials. Use this activity to introduce learners to electrical circuits and conductivity.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a simple qualitative conductivity tester with a battery, bulb and foil.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Learners make a circuit board that has questions and answers. When the correct answer is chosen for a question, a circuit is completed and a light illuminates.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a mini dancing robot. This engineering activity introduces learners to electricity, circuits, switches, conductivity, and motors.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct bug models that "jitter" all over the table with just a battery, motor, and counterweight.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners design and build a circuit: an "electric highway" that connects a battery and buzzer at least three feet apart using four types of materials.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore electronic communication, the Morse Code system, and advances all the way through text messaging. Learners build a simple circuit, send messages to one another.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how a flashlight works, showing the electric circuit and switch functions of this everyday household item.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours