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Blowin' in the Wind
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsIn this environmental engineering activity, learners build windmills using everyday items. The first challenge is to build windmills that spin when placed in front of a fan. The second challenge is...
Blimp Jet Challenge
WGBHAdd to list DetailsIn this design challenge activity, learners add a jet-propulsion system (i.e. a balloon) to a blimp so it flies straight and far under its own power. This lesson guide includes links to video clips...
Stop the Stretching
Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, Tufts UniversityAdd to list DetailsLearners work with plastic sheeting, masking tape, and string to design the perfect material for plastic chair webbing, and then construct their webbing. Since the best webbing would resist...
Model Wind Tunnel
MakeAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners build a miniature wind tunnel to measure force. Learners construct the model out of Lexan plastic, a fan, and a precise digital scale. When wind pushes against a model...
Pre-School Ball Run!
Chicago Children's MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners use cardboard bases and track tubes to make a ball run to explore the properties of mass, force, and motion. Learners test their ball runs using balls of various sizes,...