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In this design challenge activity, learners invent a way to send a Ping-Pong ball flying high enough to catch it - like football with a twist!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners investigate series circuits and motors to build a hand-held "kick stick." Their goal is create a battery-operated device that sends a Ping-Pong ball across

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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During this activity, learners take part in a variety of tasks which involve moving and balancing different body parts.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering activity, learners construct sturdy geodesic structures out of gumdrops and toothpicks. Use this activity to explore engineering principles as well as sturdy shapes and triangles.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this dynamic activity, learners build a catapult that launches projectiles, such as marshmallows.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this hands-on activity, learners determine the types of chemical reactions achieved when combining different household products.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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Have you noticed the plastic rings that are used to hold six-packs of soda? Those rings are great for carrying cans, but they're real trouble when they become trash that animals can get tangled in.

$1 - $5 Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use mirrors to write secret messages to a friend. Use this activity to explore letters, optics, and/or symmetry.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this simple activity, learners discover how a mere piece of paper can be used to hold up the weight of a heavy book.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes