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Students design and create their own air-powered rockets, in this hands-on activity.

In this design challenge activity, learners use a balloon and other simple materials to design an air-powered rocket that can hit a distant target.

This is a great activity about wave interference. Learners will create their own wave machine and discover wave properties through hands-on investigation.

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.

In this activity, learners design a bungee jump for an egg using nylon stockings.

In this activity, challenge learners to design a roller coaster ride for a marble using cardboard and other simple materials.

Learners build and investigate pendulums of different lengths. They discover that the longer the string of the pendulum, the longer the time it takes to swing.

In this twist on a classic design challenge, learners will try to stop a bouncy ball from bouncing as they explore how to control the fall of an object.

In this physics activity, learners will build their own parachutes out of tissue paper. They will explore the effects of weight, height, and design on the parachutes' speed and stability.

In this activity, learners build a special rolling can that returns back to you when you push it forward. Use this activity to demonstrate the transfer of energy between kinetic and potential energy.

Learners build a yo-yo using a piece of wood, PVC pipe, and string. In doing so, learners explore the force of gravity and angular momentum.

In this physics activity (page 10 of the PDF), learners will explore how energy from moving water can be used.