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In this engineering activity, learners explore simple machines and then build cardboard automata using cams.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners are challenged, using everyday objects, to create simple machines to complete specific tasks.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build their own sound machines and explore the interplay of motion and sound.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this physics activity, learners build a toy with a figure that spins around like a gymnast on the high bar.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts using cardboard and measuring spoons. Use this activity to introduce learners to catapults, forces, and levers.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a working model of a nail clipper. This activity helps learners learn the basic principles of simple machines, engineering design and model building.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this design challenge activity follow up to "Kicking Machine", learners add a hands-free feature to their Kicking Machine.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this engineering activity, learners design and build a mechanical arm to lift a small item.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a machine that kicks a Ping-Pong ball into a cup lying on its side 12 inches away.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes