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Dispenser Designs
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers work in a team to solve problems.
Launch Altitude Tracker
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In this activity, learners construct hand-held altitude trackers. The device is a sighting tube with a marked water level that permits measurement of the inclination of the tube.
Wandering Wands
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In this activity, learners construct wands that play different notes depending on information from light sensors programmed via a PICO Cricket.
Crystal Packin' Mama
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In this activity, learners investigate the basic crystal structures that metal atoms form.
What is Energy?
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In this exploratory activity, learners experiment, observe and determine how various toys change from one form of energy to another.
Going Green
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In this activity, learners conduct a waste audit and use their findings to implement a plan for reducing trash.
Balance Challenge
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In this quick activity, learners take a balance challenge to measure their average balance time. As they collect data, they investigate how practice and repetition improve their balance time.
What is a “Convection Cell”?
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In this demonstration, learners can observe a number of small convection cells generated from a mixture of aluminum powder and silicon oil on a hot plate.
Smooth Operator
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In this activity, learners explore surgical instrument design. Teams of learners construct surgical instruments from everyday materials.
Sound Automata
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In this activity, learners build their own sound machines and explore the interplay of motion and sound.
Air Cannon
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In this activity, learners create air cannons out of everyday materials. Learners use their air cannons to investigate air as a force and air pressure.
Tube Zither
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing tube zithers, stringed instruments from Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.
PVC Water Squirter
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In this activity, learners build a water squirter using a PVC pipe, dowel, and foam. This activity is great for the summer time and introduces learners to forces and water pressure.
Watercolor
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In this activity, learners will use chemistry to create a night sky watercolor painting. They will experiment to learn the effects of mixing crayon, salt, and lemon juice with water color paints.
Chemical Methods of Control
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In this lab, learners evaluate the relative effectiveness of various chemical substances (i.e. garlic powder, bathroom cleaner, mouthwash, etc.) as antimicrobial agents.
Marshmallow Constellations
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In this activity, learn about the cultural stories behind constellations. Then recreate your favorite constellations using marshmallows and toothpicks.
Piezoelectric One-Way Remote
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In this activity, learners construct a device out of a piezoelectric igniter, like those used as barbecue lighters.
Design a Fish
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Alligator Habitat Activity), learners will study the adaptations different fish species have developed to survive in their habitats.
How Many Pennies?
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In this activity (pages 13-14), learners investigate the properties of smart materials, which are materials that respond to things that happen around them.
We all Scream for Ice Cream
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In this activity, learners observe how salinity affects the freezing point of water by making and enjoying ice cream.