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Animal Hats
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In this arts and crafts activity about animals and animal characteristics, learners will design animal hats and role-play as animals.
Bug Hats
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In this activity, learners use their imaginations and experiment with different materials to create bug hats.
Twisted Tesselations
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In this activity (on pages 41-47 of PDF), learners explore tesselating geometric patterns (repeated shapes, similar to the art of M.C. Escher).
Robot Hands
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This activity (on page 2) explores how sensing is part of robotics. Learners try tying their shoes with different constraints.
Kid Machine
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This activity is on page 3 (continued on page 2) of the pdf, part of the Simple Machines Discovery Box. In this fun activity, learners "create" a complex machine by simulating the parts in action.
Brick Drop Challenge
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In this design challenge, leaners attempt to build a strong structure out of LEGO® bricks that can withstand a 4-foot drop.
Magical Möbius
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In this tabletop activity (on pages 32-40), learners make Möbius strips -- 3D surfaces with only one side.
Games from Around the World
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This lesson (on pages 46-55 of PDF) features two strategy board games -- one from Ghana and one from China. The first game, Achi, is a cross between checkers and tic-tac-toe.
Color Sudoku
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The popular sudoku puzzles use numbers, but the game could played with any set of 9 different objects!
Build a Battery
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Learners make a simple battery out of "sandwiches" of aluminum foil, pennies, and a salt water-soaked paper towel.
Diaper Dissection
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This is written as a display, but can easily be adapted to a hands-on activity. Learners discover how all the parts of a diaper work together to keep babies dry and comfortable.
Memory Match
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In this classic memory game (on pages 37-45 of PDF), learners turn over tiles to reveal images on the back.
Cool It!
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Learners make a refrigerator that works without electricity. The pot-in-pot refrigerator works by evaporation: a layer of sand is placed between two terra cotta pots and thoroughly soaked with water.
Wingin' It
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Learners explore the Bernoulli effect by building an airfoil (airplane wing) and making it fly.
Pollution Diffusion
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate how pollution diffuses through ground material.
Tricky Tangrams
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In this activity (on pages 49-54 of PDF), learners play with tangrams, a set of triangles, squares and a parallelogram that can combine into a larger square as well as all sorts of other shapes.
Bridge the Gap
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Learners work in groups to construct bridges using stale marshmallows and toothpicks.
Designing Bandages
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Learners design different shaped bandages for different purposes. First, they draw their designs on paper.
Draggin' Boats
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Learners design, build, and test models of "dragon boats" made from up to three milk cartons.
Program a Friend
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In this activity (on page 2), one person "programs" the other like a robot to move through a space, trying to get them to avoid obstacles and reach a goal.