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Geometry Construction: Polyhedral Playthings
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In this activity, learners create 3D geometric shapes using straws and pipe cleaners.

Games of Chance and Brains
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In this activity, learners build and play three math games. In the first game, called "Switcheroo," learners place marbles in holes 1 through 4 and 7 through 10.

Airboat
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In this activity related to Newton's Laws of Motion, learners build a boat powered by a propeller in the air.

Digger
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In this activity, learners build their own construction cranes using tongue depressors and pushpins.

Topological Puzzles
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In this activity, learners construct three math puzzles out of simple materials like wood, string, and Styrofoam.

Weather Vane
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In this meteorology activity, learners build weather vanes using straws, paperclips, and cardstock.

Hydraulic Car
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In this activity, learners build cars using syringes and water-powered hydraulics. Learners construct the car frame out of cardboard and set up a hydraulic system to raise and lower the car.

Propeller-Powered Car
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In this activity, learners construct cars that are powered by hand-made, electric propellers.

Cardboard Opaque Projector
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In this activity, learners construct a projector out of cardboard to view their favorite images (such as storybook illustrations) on the wall.

Cable Car
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In this activity, learners string a line across the room and build cable cars that can move from on end to the other.

Hovercraft
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In this activity, learners build a hovercraft using a paper plate, cup, and simple motor.

Cardboard Box Camera Obscura
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In this activity, learners construct a device that projects images onto a surface, so they can trace landscapes and other sights.

Bookshelf
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In this activity, learners use simple tools to build a bookshelf with a built-in bookend.

Weather Vane and Anemometer
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In this meteorology activity, learners construct simple devices to measure the direction and speed of wind.