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Spice World
National Geographic SocietyAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners create a map showing the origins of spices and herbs from a favorite recipe(s). Learners first research the origins of the ingredients and then locate them on a world map...
Exploring How Robots Move
National Geographic SocietyAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore how pneumatics and hydraulics could be used to produce movement in a robotic arm. Learners investigate the differences between pneumatics and hydraulics and...
Simple Machine Challenge
National Geographic SocietyAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners are challenged, using everyday objects, to create simple machines to complete specific tasks. Learners will discover how simple machines make work easier and how simple...
How to Train Your Robot
National Geographic SocietyAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners discover that training a robot can be hard work! Learners investigate how robots complete a task by following a list of sequential instructions. Learners write algorithms...
Circuits with Friends
National Geographic SocietyAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore the parts of a circuit by modeling, as a group, a “human” circuit. Learners investigate the conditions necessary for a circuit to work and model open and closed...
Gearing up with Robots
National Geographic SocietyAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners experiment with gear motion to understand how gears work to change the amount of force, speed, or direction of motion in machines. Learners discover that gears allow for...