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In this activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Pet Handedness), learners will construct a simple spinning top out of a circle of construction paper, a film canister lid, and a bamboo skewer.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this design challenge, leaners attempt to build a strong structure out of LEGO® bricks that can withstand a 4-foot drop.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering activity, challenge learners to invent a water filter that cleans dirty water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners add objects and substances to carbonated water to discover that added objects increase the rate at which dissolved gas comes out of solution.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity learners will build structures out of blocks and then roll balls to try to knock them down.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering activity, challenge learners to make a "grabber" that can pick up trash. Learners use simple materials to create pinchers that can grab small items.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering activity, challenge learners to design a car using only 3 straws, 4 Lifesavers™, 1 piece of paper, 2 paper clips, tape, and scissors.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this challenge, learners make a helium balloon hover in one spot and then move it through an obstacle course using air currents.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, early learners combine pre-cut recognizable shapes and their own abstract ideas to make representational pictures (e.g. houses, trees, shoes).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes