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In this engineering activity, challenge learners to invent a water filter that cleans dirty water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This lab activity is about toxic substances like pesticides and their effects on biological systems. The activity starts with an introduction of how birds sequester calcium to make an egg.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners calculate the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere by using steel wool's ability to rust.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners explore how infrared technology is used by engineers to create equipment and systems for a variety of industries.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This fun and simple activity is a rubberband rocket design challenge! Learners will explore how tail fins can help to stabilize a flying object, while also exploring potential and kinetic energy.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have met the challenge of keeping foods, liquids, and other items cool.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make a barometer, an instrument to measure change in air pressure.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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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.

free Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners experiment and collect data during a simulation of the fluid shifts experienced by astronauts' bodies in microgravity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Garbology Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into design optimization using recycled materials.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this engineering activity, learners examine bicycle mechanics and gear ratios. Learners determine which gears will help them bike a set course in the shortest amount of time.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the function and engineering of dams and how dams have many uses and solve many problems in the world.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the history, design and motion of spinning tops. Learners work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own tops out of everyday items.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners work in NASA teams to build balloon-powered rockets using identical parts and compete to launch the greatest number of paper clips to "space" (the ceiling).

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this team design challenge (page 11-18 of PDF), learners design and build a Landing Pod for a model Lunar Rover (previously built in activity on page 1-10 of PDF).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Balloon Fiesta Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into Bernoulli’s principle and airplane wings.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity (on page 2 of the PDF under Bone Regrowth Activity) about the two main components of bone - collagen and minerals (like calcium) - and how they each contribute to its flexibility a

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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This guided inquiry three-part activity engages learners in thinking about the mechanism of natural selection by encouraging them to formulate questions that can be answered through scientific investi

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 2 to 4 hours