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Nature Wristbands
Go on a nature walk and collect materials to create a wristband! On an outdoor walk, look for items that have fallen to the ground like leaves, flower petals, and sand to design and decorate the wristband. This activity helps children practice the act of discovery, an outlet that leads to creativity. 0
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Youth Gardens
Work as a team to design and plant a community garden! Research which types of plants grow best in your area and climate, then find a location to start a community garden. As a group, design and plant the garden and make a plan to keep it growing. This activity helps children work collaboratively and think creatively over the long term. 0
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Sky Glider
In this engineering design challenge, patrons use simple materials and helium balloons to create their own sky glider! 0
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Paddle Power
In this engineering design challenge, patrons use simple materials and the engineering design challenge to build paddle boats! 0
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Heavy Lifting
In this hands-on engineering design challenge, patrons learn about physics, gravity, and engineering by constructing a crane with common materials! 0
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Pop Fly
In this hands-on engineering design challenge, patrons experiment with levers to launch a ping pong ball as high as possible! 0
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Marshmallow Blaster
In this hands-on engineering design challenge, patrons use the engineering design process and air pressure to build a device that can blast a marshmallow across the room! 0
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Sewn Circuits
During this activity, patrons construct a working and wearable circuit. They experiment with a battery, conductive thread, conductive tape and an LED to learn how to connect a circuit, and then design a way for it to work on a wrist cuff, a badge, or any other wearable item. Watch their eyes light up, as they light up the LED on their clothing just by... 0
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Leaning Tower of Pasta
Using spaghetti and marshmallows, patrons experiment with different structures to determine which ones are able to handle the greatest amount of load. 0
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I Want to Hold Your Hand
NASA uses robotic explorers to collect information about places where humans cannot travel. This activity leads patrons to build and test a robotic-like hand. 0
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Foil Boats
Patrons design and build a boat from aluminum foil that can hold as many pennies as possible before sinking or capsizing. 0
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Build a Roller Coaster
Patrons design a roller coaster track to carry a marble through a course that includes at least 1 loop, 1 hill, and 1 jump, and that drops the marble in a cup at the end of the ride. 0
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