Cool Stuff to do @ Home

The activities below are a part of The Tech's new IDEA (Innovation, Design, Exploration Activities) kits. They're a new endeavor for us here in the Programs Department, and we need your help and insight to make the kits program bigger, better, and more fun. Please take a moment to send us a note with feedback on the activities at programs at thetech dot org

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Fun Building Activities

Gluba - Español (457k PDF file), English (397k PDF file)
Marblecoaster - Español (492k PDF file), English (392k PDF file)
Spoonapult - Español (469k PDF file), English (390k PDF file)
Super Strockets - Español (269k PDF file), English (331k PDF file)
Teeter Towers - Español (335k PDF file), English (305k PDF file)
Water Whirlie - Español (470k PDF file), English (410k PDF file)

Activities for your Five 5enses

Balloon Banjo - Español (313k PDF file), English (262k PDF file)
Color Spinner - Español (375k PDF file), English (305k PDF file)
Taste Not, Want Not (48k PDF file)
Thaumatropes (44k PDF file)
What's that Smell? (64k PDF file)
What's that you Feel? (320k PDF file)

Origami: Paper Folding Projects

Bucky Ball (3.6 Mb PDF file)
Flying Star (2 Mb PDF file)
Origami Octagon - Español (387k PDF file), English (314k PDF file)
Tippy Toy (2.1 Mb PDF file)