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Shipwreck Shelters
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-12
Work in teams to build structures that can withstand a natural hazard. Visit three “islands” and build a structure with only two or three materials.
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Shaky Shelves: Exploring Cause and Effect
Duration: Four 45-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 6
Write a proposal to the mayor for a device that prevents product and profit loss caused by earthquakes.
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Scientist Stories
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 6-12
Reflect on the stories of a diverse set of role models through the Scientist Stories video series in our Solve For Earth exhibition.
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Save the Species Challenge
Duration: Four sessions, 60 minutes each
Grade Levels: 7-12
Develop a solution that assists governments in protecting species in designated areas.
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Save the Hiker
Duration: Six 50-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 4-8
Build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation.
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Save the Fruit
Duration: Five 60-minute sessions
Grade Levels: 3-5
Create a device that will harvest fruit from a tree and examine points of failure for iteration.
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Satellite Shield
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-8
Explore the properties of materials by designing a barrier that will protect a satellite from colliding objects.
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Redistricting Unplugged
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 9-12
Students apply computational thinking to the real-world problem of redistricting as they use abstraction to redraw a series of maps.
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Puzzling Procedure
Duration: 40 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-5
Create an algorithm (instructions) for others to solve a jigsaw puzzle using computational thinking.
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