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Data-Driven Energy Exploration
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Levels: 4th-12th grade
Explore how to analyze data by building and testing one of three self-powered vehicles. Contribute to a class data set, then iterate on the design based on the data.
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Can You Give Me A Lift?
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-12
Students will explore strategies for building a device that can lower into a hole and lift out a person stuck at the bottom.
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The Math Behind Circuits
Duration: Two 60-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 4-6
Explore circuits and make calculations to gain practical skills in building, visualizing, and understanding circuits.
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Create with Cardboard
Duration: 20+ minutes
Grade Levels: 2-12
For this design challenge, use cardboard to build and test a prototype.
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Interglactic Interview
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-12
Students will practice their interview skills by pitching an ordinary Earth item to a panel of alien investors.
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Roll
Duration: 120 min (Two 60-minute sessions)
Grade Levels: 4-12
Explore how to create triggers by building a device that releases a ball when activated.
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Exploring Chain Reactions
Lesson: Two 60-minute sessions; Activity: 30 minutes
Grade Levels: 2-12
Explore stored energy and energy transfer while building a series of chain reactions.
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Wind Maze
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-12
Students will explore the elements by designing a wind maze, a device that can direct the wind along a specific path.
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Weight Distribution and Flight
Duration: Two 60-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 4-8
Conduct weight distribution experiments with paper airplanes to gather information for a short presentation.
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