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Breathing Machine
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In this activity, learners work in teams to construct human lung models from small plastic beverage bottles and balloons.
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Strange Attractor: Observe Chaotic Motion
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In this activity, learners can observe chaotic motion. A magnet tied to a piece of string makes a pendulum, which swings over three sets of fixed magnets.
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Rhythm Painting
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In this activity, early learners create paintings by making music and rhythm. Learners place paper in cans, add paint-soaked beans (or pebbles) and put the tops on.
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Apartment Buildings and More
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In this engineering activity, young learners investigate multi-level buildings.
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Breaking Beams
Learners investigate stress and strain by designing, building, and testing beams made from polymer clay.
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Exploring Bouncing Balls
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Learners explore the physical properties of a variety of balls and how they bounce.
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Pulleys
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In this physics activity, learners experiment with pulleys and find that they can decrease the effort needed when using a pulley to lift or move different loads.
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Super Spinners
Learners build at least two different spinners (tops) to investigate how mass distribution, size, and shape affect the length of time the spinner spins.
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Fun with Bernoulli
Learners conduct four simple experiments to demonstrate the effects of air pressure.
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Magnetic Free Fall
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In this activity, learners use a pencil, magnets, and mat board to illustrate Newton's Second Law.
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Zipline
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In this design activity, learners create a vehicle that can transport a load, like a favorite toy or as a recycled object, from the top of a zipline to the bottom using only gravity.
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Building with Wonderful Junk
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In this activity (page 4), learners work in groups to plan and build large structures using recyclable materials they have brought from home.
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Speedy Shelter
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In this design challenge activity, learners invent an emergency shelter that can fit a person and is sturdy and quick to build.
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Let's Make Music
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In this activity, learners will create their own percussion instrument with recycled materials. Learners will explore design, fabrication, cause and effect and sound through this activity.
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Pop Can "Hero Engine"
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In this activity, learners build water-propelled engines from soft drink cans.
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Building Tall
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In this engineering activity (page 2 of PDF), young learners investigate how a wide base can make a building more stable. Learners use blocks or boxes of different sizes to construct stable towers.
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Roller Coasters
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In this design challenge, learners will create their own roller coaster using household objects for the track and a marble or small ball as their cart.
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Build Your Own Marble Machine
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In this activity, learners will build a ball run contraption.
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Finger Basketball
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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.
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Rolling Returns
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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.