Activities for Tweens There are 201 items.

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  Hack a Greeting Card

  Surprise your friends with this sound system that you can hide or wear. This hands-on activity introduces kids at home or school to engineering concepts and the design process. 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Sky Floater

  In this hands-on STEM activity, patrons make a helium balloon hover in one spot, then move it through an obstacle course using air currents. 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Bouncing Balloons

  Explore the world of sports engineering by creating bouncy balls out of a balloon! 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Twirling in the Breeze

  Design a device that measures how fast the wind is blowing 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Puppet Power

  Build shadow puppets with moving parts and use them to tell a story 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  The Awesome Game Race

  Patrons explore the different elements of game design and create their own board game 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 1-2 hours

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Plants Count

  Patrons take a close look at local habitats and survey them to determine if animals have enough resources 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 1-2 hours

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  SciGirls Dream Team

  Groups of 2-6 people play a card game where they learn STEM elements and develop team building and communication skills 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Wetland Band

  Patrons listen to the calls of different species of frogs and toads and then immitate them using musical instruments 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Season Seeking

  Patrons learn about phenophases (changes of the seasons) by observing ecosystems and recording their observations in naturalist journals 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Terrific Trees

  Patrons learn about the importance of trees and practice collecting data on trees in their community 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 1-2 hours

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Color Code

  Patrons learn about the human brain by experiencing what happens to our reaction time when we are presented with multiple stimuli at the same time 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy