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In this design challenge, learners will use computational thinking to design their own board game.

In this activity, learners build a simple solar oven out of household materials to melt chocolate and marshmallow between graham crackers--known as s'mores.

In this design challenge, learners will create their own roller coaster using household objects for the track and a marble or small ball as their cart.

In this design challenge, learners design a storm drain cover that catches litter to protect waterways to learn about how local actions can have system-level effects.

In this activity, learners will make a thaumatrope, an old-fashioned optical illusion that dates back to the 1820s.

In this design challenge activity, learners explore the concept of biomimicry by using a natural organism's special features to design a new human object.

In this activity, learners create their own experiment and test which of 4 mixtures of household chemicals turn pennies green over 5 days.

In this twist on a classic design challenge, learners will try to stop a bouncy ball from bouncing as they explore how to control the fall of an object.

In this design challenge, learners will practice empathy and design thinking skills by creating an invention of the future.

In this design challenge, learners will use microbes to design and grow a custom biomaterial at home and make something creative with it.