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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have developed sorting systems which integrate into manufacturing and packaging processes. Learners explore how coins are made.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners separate materials based on their special properties to mimic the way recyclables are sorted at recycling centers.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners collect, categorize, weigh and analyze classroom trash and discuss ways that engineers have helped to reduce solid waste.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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This Exploratorium activity explores size and scale. Through four levels of screen sizes, learners can sort out objects of different sizes.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners simulate the separation techniques that materials recovery facilities (MRFs) use and then design their own series of recycling techniques.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours