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In this design challenge, learners will create wind-powered contraptions to transport a load, such as a cupcake or another small object, and test to see if they work.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a rubber band-powered rover that can scramble across the room.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners are challenged to design, build and test a birdhouse that will stay cool in the sun.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine ways that Native Americans of the Southwest express their relationship with nature through art.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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If you have lights, cardboard, scissors, and some brass fasteners, you can make shadow puppets! Create a story-telling and design challenge for your learners with this simple and creative activity.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will use a variety of household and/or natural objects to design a sculpture that balances from a single point.

free Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this twist on a classic design challenge, learners will try to stop a bouncy ball from bouncing as they explore how to control the fall of an object.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design activity, learners create a vehicle that can transport a load, like a favorite toy or as a recycled object, from the top of a zipline to the bottom using only gravity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners invent an emergency shelter that can fit a person and is sturdy and quick to build.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge, learners will create their own roller coaster using household objects for the track and a marble or small ball as their cart.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use design thinking to design and build their own bridge out of household materials including adhesives and/or connectors.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes