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Go GREEN with Creative Circuits
Participants explore Green energy through this engineering design challenge to create structures for a model neighborhood using conductive and insulating dough, LEDs, and handcrank generators. 0
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Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Tour the Moon or Mars with Google Earth
Patrons use Google Earth computer software to observe the geography of their own area. They then virtuallyvisit the same lattitude and longitude on the Moon and Mars! 0
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Balloon Rockets
1 Review(s)Patrons use balloons, fishing line, and straws to learn about thrust and aerodynamics! You don't need to be a "rocket scientist" to facilitate this activity, but your patrons will sure feel like one! 1102
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How-to Video Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources. Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Balloon Rockets
Children are “rocket scientists” as they test their ideas relating to physical forces and launch simple balloon-powered straw “rockets.” 0
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How-to Video Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources. Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Eggstronaut Drop
In this classic activity, patrons engineer a space capsule that will protect an egg that is dropped from a specific height. 0
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Roving on the Moon
Patrons use the engineering design process to build rubber-band-powered rovers out of cardboard. 0
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Soft Landing Challenge
Patrons use craft sticks, balloons, and rubber bands to design an airbag system that can safely land a dropped egg. 0
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Soda Straw Rockets
3 Review(s)Patrons practice the engineering design process by creating paper rockets that can be launched from a soda straw. They then test, redesign, and do it again! 10383
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Touchdown
1 Review(s)In this engineering design challenge, students will use what they know and can investigate about gravity, motion, and forces to design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land. 2509
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Harold the Robot
Children give directions to a "robot" (another person) and discover how the robot takes the instructions literally (usually with entertaining results). 0
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Balance Challenge
Patrons strike a balance by manipulating an object's center of gravity. 0
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Black Light Up My Life
Patrons experiment with things that glow in the dark with the perfect tool - black lights! 0
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