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Pop Can "Hero Engine"
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In this activity, learners build water-propelled engines from soft drink cans.
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Exploring Fabrication: Self-Assembly
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In this activity, learners participate in several full-body interactive games to model the process of self-assembly in nature and nanotechnology.
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Topological Puzzles
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In this activity, learners construct three math puzzles out of simple materials like wood, string, and Styrofoam.
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Space Elevator
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In this activity, learners imagine what the world might look like if we could build an elevator to space!
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Roller Coasters
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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.
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Make a Lake
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Where rainwater goes after the rain stops? And why there are rivers and lakes in some parts of the land but not in others?
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Exploring Size: Ball Sorter
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In this activity, learners use sieves with different-sized holes to sort balls by size.
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Kidbots
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In this activity, one person acts as a human robot while another acts as their developer by programming their actions.
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Sweet Speedway
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In this activity, learners test different food items by timing how long it takes each liquid to slide from the top of a ramp to the bottom.
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Safe in the Sun
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In this activity on page 13 of the PDF, use a special plastic card that has been painted with a chemical that changes color when it is in UV light.
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Design-a-Fish
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In this science and language arts activity, learners study fish anatomy and make their very own 3D paper fish.
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Pictures From Light
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Did you know that using a lens one can bend light to make pictures of the world? It's true!
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Exploring the Solar System: Craters
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"Exploring the Solar System: Craters" is an active, hands-on activity that demonstrates how craters form, and what they can teach us about the history and composition of planets and moons.
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Milli's Insulation Investigation
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In this activity on page 2 of the PDF, learners test different materials to find out which is the best insulator.
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Paint a Fresco
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF, learners experiment with the interesting designs that can be made by painting on plaster.
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Invent on the Spot
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In this activity, learners design a device to solve a problem: how to get a ball out of a drain pipe.
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Lub Dub: Make a Heart Valve
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Learners will construct a model of a heart valve using a film canister, a piece of masking tape, and a piece of paper.
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Quick Frozen Critters
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In this activity, learners play an active version of freeze tag based on predator/prey relationships.
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Finger Basketball
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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts using cardboard and measuring spoons. Use this activity to introduce learners to catapults, forces, and levers.
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Elevator Engineering
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In this activity, learners will use household items to design and build an elevator that will carry 2 passengers to a height of 16 inches...or higher!