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Learners observe projectile motion by launching wooden balls off of a table top. They set up a rubber-band launcher so that each ball experiences a consistent amount of force.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover that some things only stand up while they are spinning.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this collection of demonstrations, learners explore Newton's Laws of Motion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this online activity, learners adjust mountain snowfall and temperature to see how glaciers grow and shrink. They will use scientific tools to measure thickness, velocity and glacial budget.

free Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a great activity about wave interference. Learners will create their own wave machine and discover wave properties through hands-on investigation.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners "dance" (move back and forth at varying speeds) by reading a graph. This is a kinesthetic way to help learners interpret and understand how motion is graphed.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this group activity, learners use some common objects and work together to simulate the Coriolis effect. During the challenge, learners make predictions and test different scenarios.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of how aerospace engineering has impacted sports, specifically exploring the design of golf balls.

free Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts and explore the laws of physics. Learners discover that everything you throw or shoot on earth travels in a parabola.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners explore magnetism and motion as they build a simple marble run. Learners test different arrangements of plastic and cardboard tubes, bottles, and cups on a magnetic board.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this online activity, learners build their own system of heavenly bodies and watch the gravitational ballet.

free Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Build your own version of the classic physics toy using simple materials.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Can gelatin (like Jell-O ®) change the speed of light?

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this physics activity, learners will gain a better understanding of how friction, inertia, and mass affect objects.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners drop two different masses of play dough and observe how long it takes them to hit the ground.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This is an activity about circular motion. Learners will explore the laws of motion and force by observing circular motion.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners use two empty soda cans to illustrate Bernoulli's principle.

free Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this physics crime lab or demonstration, learners pretend they are criminologists and must find the "muzzle velocity" (speed of the bullet as it leaves the gun) of a gun used to commit a crime.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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You may have tried to throw a curveball or a slider, or even a screwball, with an ordinary baseball and found it difficult to do.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes