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To learn how friction affects motion, learners build a measurement tool from a rubber band and other simple materials.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how parachutes are used to slow down moving objects. Learners work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own parachutes out of everyday items.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Learners build simple catapults and use them to launch cotton balls.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners attach an egg to a rubber-band bungee cord and drop the egg.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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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 (page 95 of the PDF), learners create Escher Staircase models similar to those that were used by Neurolab's Spatial Orientation Team to investigate the processing of information about

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore friction. Learners investigate the factors that affect the force required to move an object.


$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes