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Attract a Fish
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This outdoor activity/field trip requires a place where minnows swim, such as a local pond or brook.
The Shape of Floatation
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Sailboat Design Activity), learners will discover how the shape of an object, not just its weight, determines whether it floats or sinks.
From the Internet to Outer Space
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In this activity, learners will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations.
Box Ecology
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This great "re-use it" activity will demonstrate how to transform a greeting card into a box. Once constructed, the box can have many uses like holding special notes or keepsakes.
Hull Engineering
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In this activity, learners explore how the hull shape impacts a ship's performance and stability.
Don't Crack Humpty
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Groups of learners are provided with a generic car base and an egg. Their mission: design a device/enclosure to protect the egg on or in the car as it rolls down a ramp with increasing slopes.
Water Clean-up
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Water Clean-up Activity) about the use of reduction agents to decontaminate ground water.
Clear Slime Polymer
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In this chemistry activity, learners use guar gum to make slime. Use this activity to introduce learners to polymers, viscosity, and colloids.
Solar Structures
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In this activity, learners explore how the power of the sun can be harnessed to heat and cool a building.
Landing the Rover
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In this team design challenge (page 19-24 of PDF), learners "land" a model Lunar Rover in a model Landing Pod (both previously built in activities #3 and #4 in PDF).
Launch It
Add to list DetailsIn this design challenge activity, learners use a balloon and other simple materials to design an air-powered rocket that can hit a distant target.
Toxic Popcorn Design Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering design process (EDP)—the process engineers use to solve design challenges.
Shipping for Survival
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In this activity, learners explore how packaging engineers develop customized shipping and packaging containers to meet the needs of many different industries.
Engineered Music
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In this activity, learners explore how musical instruments are engineered.
Mold Growth
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In this activity learners observe mold growth on different types of bread by measuring and recording the growth rate.
Super Spinner
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In this activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Pet Handedness), learners will construct a simple spinning top out of a circle of construction paper, a film canister lid, and a bamboo skewer.
Composite Materials
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Hockey Sticks Activity) about composites, materials made of 2 or more different components.
Homemade Hovercraft!
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Hovercraft) is a full inquiry investigation into hovercraft engineering and design optimization.
Pre-School Ball Run!
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In this activity, learners use cardboard bases and track tubes to make a ball run to explore the properties of mass, force, and motion.
From Here to There
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In this water activity, learners discover ways to move water across the water table.