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Watch It Fly
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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.
Tops
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In this activity, learners discover that some things only stand up while they are spinning.
Graph Dance
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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.
Running in Circles
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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.
Engineered Sports
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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.
Playing with Parachutes
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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.
Parabola Basketball
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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.
Magnetic Marble Run
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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.
Newton's Cradle
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Build your own version of the classic physics toy using simple materials.
Super Gelatin
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Can gelatin (like Jell-O ®) change the speed of light?
Doughy Physics
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Learners drop two different masses of play dough and observe how long it takes them to hit the ground.
Go with the Flow
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners use two empty soda cans to illustrate Bernoulli's principle.
Tsunami: Waves of Destruction
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In this activity, learners use tsunami time travel maps to predict how long it will take a tsunami to reach the shore.
As the Rotor Turns: Wind Power and You
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In this engineering activity, learners will get acquainted with the basics of wind energy and power production by fabricating and testing various blade designs for table-top windmills constructed from
Fun with Bernoulli
Learners conduct four simple experiments to demonstrate the effects of air pressure.
Foam Rocket
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In this activity, learners work in teams build and launch rubberband-powered foam rockets.
Balloon Car
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In this activity, learners explore force and motion by constructing cardboard cars that are propelled by balloons.
Interactive Gumball Machine
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In this activity, learners review the history of gumball machines and explore potential and kinetic energy, while working in teams to build a gumball slide.