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In this activity, learners build a carousel toy that spins when pushed down.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners work with an adult to build a rocket and launcher out of a plastic 2-liter bottle, flexible plastic hose, plastic tubing, toilet paper tube, and duct tape.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this engineering challenge, learners design and build a crane out of cardboard to see how heavy a load it can lift.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Working in teams of four, learners build tetrahedral kites following specific instructions and using specific materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a machine made of craft sticks to multiply the levering motion of their hands and create a device that bends and extends.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners construct a simple game to test their hand-eye coordination and steadiness of hand.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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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Trick your family and friends with this creepy crawler that moves up and down. In this activity, learners construct a circuit and motor device that will move a homemade spider in a spooky way.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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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Learners conduct four simple experiments to demonstrate the effects of air pressure.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 30 to 45 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 explore the concept of rotational equilibrium. Learners work in teams to estimate and determine the force within a mobile design.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners build an old-fashioned paddle boat out of simple materials.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct speedy vehicles made out of paper plates and powered by twisted rubber bands.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Each group of learners uses everyday materials, such as paper, toothpicks, and tape to design and construct a structure intended to support the weight of a cinder block for 30 seconds.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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Learners use a spring scale to drag an object such as a ceramic coffee cup along a table top or the floor.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity related to Newton's Laws of Motion, learners build a boat powered by a propeller in the air.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build their own construction cranes using tongue depressors and pushpins.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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Learners create beautiful fluid motion. They explore fluid dynamics, surface tension, solubility, and buoyancy while mixing liquids together.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners string a line across the room and build cable cars that can move from on end to the other.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes