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In this activity, learners make a foam packing peanut "flink"--neither float away nor sink--in water. Learners experiment with materials to make a Flinker that "flinks" for 10 seconds.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a kite out of paper, change it, and try to make it fly even better. With their new knowledge of kite making, students can then go on to create their own kite designs.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this artistic activity, learners blow up a smaller picture into a larger one, by using a grid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a soda can to decode a secret message. Learners wrap scytale (pronounced ski-tally) code around a can and challenge friends to see if they can crack the codes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a car that uses a battery-operated motor to "drive" at least ten feet.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners make a balloon hover at eye level for five seconds, and then make it move by creating air currents.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this design challenge activity follow up to "Kicking Machine", learners add a hands-free feature to their Kicking Machine.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this physics activity, challenge learners to make a race-car out of a coffee can and rubber band. Demonstrate motion, forces, kinetic and potential energy and friction.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners investigate afterimages.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a machine that kicks a Ping-Pong ball into a cup lying on its side 12 inches away.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes