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Blast Off!
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Students design and create their own air-powered rockets, in this hands-on activity.
What Gives?
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In this activity, learners design, build and test a model suspension bridge for sturdiness and strength.
Eye Spy
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This fun activity uses simple materials such as milk cartons and mirrors to introduce the ideas of optics and visual perception.
Designing a Wall
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In this engineering activity (page 5 of PDF), young learners investigate how materials and design contribute to the strength of a structure, particularly walls.
What's the Buzz?
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In this activity, learners construct a playable kazoo from inexpensive materials. They will experience how vibration creates sound waves and music.
Thrill Ride
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In this activity, learners will build a roller coaster for a marble to run on using everyday household materials such as paper towel or toilet paper rolls, cups, boxes, books, buckets, chairs, etc.
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
Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
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In this activity, learners investigate how geometry plays a role in perspective.
Target Practice
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In this dynamic activity, learners build a catapult that launches projectiles, such as marshmallows.