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Heavy Lifting: Design Squad
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In this engineering challenge, learners design and build a crane out of cardboard to see how heavy a load it can lift.

Crank It Up
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In this engineering activity, learners explore simple machines and then build cardboard automata using cams.

Rocket Pinwheel
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This is an activity about motion, power, air and Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Getting Your Bearings
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of friction and how ball bearings reduce friction.

Digger
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In this activity, learners build their own construction cranes using tongue depressors and pushpins.

Grab and Go
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In this engineering activity, learners design and build a mechanical arm to lift a small item.

Prepare for a Construction Zone Field Trip
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In this activity, learners explore work, forces, simple machines, and construction. This lesson guide includes simple ways to demonstrate these principles as well as hands-on activities.