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Newton Car
NASAAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners work in teams to investigate the relationship between mass, acceleration, and force as described in Newton's second law of motion. During a set of experiments,...
FlyBy Math: Distance-Rate-Time Problems in Air Traffic Control
NASAAdd to list DetailsIn this small-group activity, learners assume the roles of pilots, air traffic controllers, and NASA scientists to solve five Air Traffic Control (ATC) problems. Learners examine different distance...
Free-Fall Bottles & Tubes
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this physics activity, learners conduct two experiments to explore free-falling. In the first experiment, water-filled plastic bottles with holes in them spurt water under normal conditions, but...
Dive into Design
The TechAdd to list DetailsBased of the The Tech Challenge 2015, learners will engage in two mini-design challenges related to seismic engineering. Can be team or individually built, this challenge attempts to "raise...
Make Your Own Mini Mini Golf Course
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsBuild your own Mini Mini Golf Course and learn about hands-on building and design, basic circuitry, motion modules and more! Start with the step-by-step photo documentation of other teams'...
Earthquake-Proof Buildings
COSIAdd to list DetailsIn this geology and engineering activity (page 7 of the PDF), learners build an earthquake simulator, then use it to test various building designs, exploring different materials, shapes, and design...