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This is an activity about rockets. Learners will explore how rockets leave Earth's orbit and what it takes to make a launch successful.

This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Balloon Fiesta Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into Bernoulli’s principle and airplane wings.

In this activity, learners determine the elastic and plastic properties of different types of metal wires.

In this activity, learners explore density and buoyancy as they design and construct rafts.

Learners cover a bottle with a balloon. When they immerse the bottle in warm water, the balloon inflates. When they immerse the bottle in a bowl of ice, the balloon deflates.

In this activity, learners build a Wilberforce Pendulum, a special coupled pendulum in which energy is transferred between two modes of vibration, longitudinal ("bounce') and torsional ("twist"), on a

MarsBound! is an engineering simulation activity in which learners use realistic techniques to plan a mission to Mars.

In this activity, learners explore how spring scales work and how they are used for non-exact weight measurement.

Learners color and cut out a spiral-shaped snake. When they hang their snake over a radiator, the snake spins.

In this experiment, learners investigate how the size of a wing affects lift. Learners count the number of pennies an egg crate plane wing can hold until the plane will no longer fly.

In this activity, learners design, build, test and redesign a display tower that will meet a specific set of criteria and constraints.