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In this activity, learners construct their own small catapults using simple materials. Learners follow visual instructions to build their launching device.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This is a great activity about human energy production. Learners will work out with a clothespin to investigate why hockey players jump on a stationary bike after an intense game.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 14 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This trick from Exploratorium physicist Paul Doherty lets you add together the bounces of two balls and send one ball flying.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity about reaction times. Just how quickly must an NHL goalie respond to save a shot, and how does your reaction time compare?

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 14 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a simple mechanism that regulates the "escape" of energy released by a falling weight by portioning it into discrete amounts.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners burn a peanut, which produces a flame that can be used to boil away water and count the calories contained in the peanut.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity related to light, learners assemble a photometer and use it to estimate the power output of the Sun.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes