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In this activity, learners build an electric two-paddle boat using paint paddles, plastic knives, and empty water bottles.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts and explore the laws of physics. Learners discover that everything you throw or shoot on earth travels in a parabola.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Build your own version of the classic physics toy using simple materials.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore motion, energy, and electricity by constructing bottle cars that run on motors.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how pneumatics and hydraulics could be used to produce movement in a robotic arm.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a speedboat using paint paddles, a propeller, and film canister. Learners attach a simple circuit and motor to the boat to power the propellers.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Build your own version of a favorite carnival game, in which a marble races down a maze consisting of rows of nails.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of force and how pulleys are used in everyday life to make work easier.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore trebuchet design. Teams of learners construct trebuchets from everyday materials.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore moving air and the physics of lift and drag by constructing homemade wind tunnels.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore water pressure by conducting an experiment with a garden hose. Learners build a testing apparatus and create PVC nozzles with different sized holes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners simulate Otto von Guericke's famous Magdeburg Hemispheres experiment.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes