Fun with Paper Aiplanes
These are instructions for an easy to fold paper airplane which flies straight and smooth.
Time:
20 minutes
Activities
Building a Grape Smasher
In this activity, participants design a small machine that when put into action will successfully smash a grape.
Time:
1 hour
Radioactive Golf Balls
In this activity, participants use their creativity to develop a new device to transport "radioactive" golf balls safely over a distance of 8 feet.
Time:
30 minutes
Sink or Float?
In this activity developed by Project Shine, participants learn about density by predicting if items will sink or float.
Time:
1 hour
Wind Tunnel
In this activity, participants explore the challenges of designing various aerodynamic contraptions.
Time:
1 hour
Design your Own Rube Goldberg Machine
In this activity, participants create a crazy contraption that can perform a task using a variety of materials.
Time:
45 minutes
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Design a Roller Coaster
In this activity, participants work together in teams to design and create a "loop-de-loop" roller coaster that will take a marble for a ride!
Time:
1 hour
Learn about Density with Plastics
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Time:
1 hour
Designing Circuits
Participants design simple circuits and learn the differences between parallel and serial circuit design and the difference between each.
Time:
45 minutes
Extracting DNA
In this activity, participants extract DNA from fruits and vegetables
Time:
1 hour
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Dough Circuits
In this activty, participants use dough to create circuits and learn about conductors and insulators.
Time:
1 hour
Explore Your Habitat
In this activity, youth explore their environment and learn about plants, animals, and other living things in their local habitat.
Time:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Egg Drop Activity
In this activity, participants use the engineering design process to design and build a package that will keep an egg from breaking.
Time:
1 hour
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Diet Coke and Mento's Activity
In this activity, participants learn the difference between chemical and physical reactions, surface tension, gas formations, and the effects of gas pressure.
Time:
30 minutes
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Building for the Big One
In this activity developed by TechBridge, participants design and build a structure that can withstand the shaking of an earthquake.
Time:
40 minutes
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Design and Test Foil Boats
In this activity, participants work together to collaborate on a design for a structure that will float. When additional weight is added, teams go back to the drawing board to see if they can re-design their structure to hold more weight.
Time:
1 hour
4-H Eco-Bot Challenge
In the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge, a challenge developed for the 2012 4-H National Youth Science Day (NYSD), participants build and test an autonomous robot, called an Eco-Bot, to clean up a simulated environmental spill. Visit the 4-H Mall to purchase Eco-Bot Challenge Kits.
Time:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Paper Tables
In this activity, participants will design and build a table out of newspaper tubes. The tables must be at least 8 inches tall and strong enough to hold a heavy book.
Time:
30 minutes
Fanning the Flames
In this activity developed by Techbridge, participants explore some of the challenges related to cooking meals in regions where electric or gas stoves are scarce. They learn about potential problems (such as respiratory diseases) with using open fires for cooking. Then, youth design and build their own stove.
Time:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Exploring Soil Ecology
In this activity, participants explore the mineral constituents of soil, sand, silt, clay, and organic matter.
Time:
1 hour
Balloon Rockets
In this activity, participants design and build an air-powered rocket that can hit a distant target.
Time:
1 hour
Water Filter
In this activity developed by Techbridge, participants practice the engineering design process by developing a functioning water filter.
Time:
1 hour, 30 minutes
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