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Dance Pad Mania                                  Participants work in teams to design and construct a dance pad that includes a simple circuit with a switch, so it sounds a buzzer or flashes a light when they dance and stomp on it.                                          Activity DetailsActivity Type:Hands-On ActivitiesDiscipline:ElectricalTopic(s):ElectricityGrade:6-8, 9-12Time:60 minutes or less 

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Dance Pad Mania                                  Participants work in teams to design and construct a dance pad that includes a simple circuit with a switch, so it sounds a buzzer or flashes a light when they dance and stomp on it.                                          Activity DetailsActivity Type:Hands-On ActivitiesDiscipline:ElectricalTopic(s):ElectricityGrade:6-8, 9-12Time:60 minutes or less 

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Activity Details

Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Electrical

Topic(s):Electricity

Grade:6-8, 9-12

Time:60 minutes or less

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This is what it looks like done

In this photo it shows the electric current of the penny battery with Positive and Negative.

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While learning about conductors, insulators, and the flow of electricity through a circuit, participants use conductive and insulating clay to build a circuit that makes their clay creation light up or buzz.

Activity Details

Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Electrical

Topic(s):Electricity

Grade:K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Time:30 minutes or less

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Build%20a%20Pinball%20Game

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A resource for volunteers to celebrate engineering and engage students.

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Students design a bungee jump for a raw egg that drops from 5 feet and stops within 2 inches or less from the floor. They learn about potential and kinetic energy, gravitational force, the importance of testing, and the critical step of redesign.

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Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Mechanical

Topic(s):Forces

Grade:K-2, 3-5, 6-8

Time:60 minutes or less

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Who might need an emergency shelter—and why? People seeking shelter could include hikers, campers, homeless people, or people caught in a flood, hurricane, or other disaster. Decide who you want to design your shelter for. Then build one sturdy and big enough to hold at least one person.

Activity Details

Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Civil

Topic(s):Structures

Grade:6-8, 9-12

Time:60 minutes or less

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Safe Landing

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Squishy%20Circuits

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Aviary%20Architect

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A resource for volunteers to celebrate engineering and engage students.

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Teams design and build structures out of newspaper that can support the weight of several textbooks. In the process they discover which shapes are strongest and least likely to collapse.

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Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Civil

Topic(s):Structures

Grade:3-5, 6-8

Time:60 minutes or less

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I want to build something that checks heart rate and your pulse.

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Students apply their understanding of simple machines to design and build a prototype candy dispenser out of everyday materials that dispenses a small amount of candy at a time.

Activity Details

Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Mechanical

Topic(s):Simple Machines

Grade:6-8

Time:2 hours or less

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Ocean%20Acidification

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Extreme%20Trampolines

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Music%20To%20Our%20Ears

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I want to build a pinball game.

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Steven

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Let%20Your%20Lights%20Glow

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Design and build a device with a long handle that can grab an object that’s hard to reach. This is an “assistive device”—it helps you do something you couldn’t otherwise do easily. Engineers have built some amazing assistive devices to make life better for people facing challenges, including prosthetic arms and legs, wheelchairs, and computer programs that make speech possible.

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Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Mechanical

Topic(s):Simple Machines, Technology/Materials

Grade:6-8, 9-12

Time:60 minutes or less

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I want to make a rubber band rover.

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Teams consider properties of materials as well as human anatomy as they design and create a pair of shoes that is stylish and holds up when worn around an obstacle course.

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Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Material Science

Topic(s):Technology/Materials

Grade:6-8, 9-12

Time:60 minutes or less

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A resource for volunteers to celebrate engineering and engage students.

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Make a Teepee Construct a teepee large enough to sit in

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Make a Teepee Construct a teepee large enough to sit in

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Ocean%20Acidification

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In pairs, students design a prototype for a sturdy candy bag that can hold a lot of weight and that is useful and appealing.

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Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Material Science

Topic(s):Technology/Materials

Grade:6-8, 9-12

Time:Half day

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Students work in teams to design and construct a racket out of everyday materials that can volley a ping-pong ball to hit a target.

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Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Material Science

Topic(s):Sports/ Games

Grade:3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Time:2 hours or less

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Safe LandingHow can you ensure a safe landing for a cup with a ball inside

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Safe LandingHow can you ensure a safe landing for a cup with a ball inside

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The Solar Sunflower

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I want to build a teepee out of small sticks or popsicle sticks.

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Tape dispenser that is operated wit one hand. 

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Tape dispenser that is operated wit one hand. 

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Build a tape dispenser that makes it possible to remove tape from the roll and apply it using only one hand.

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Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Industrial & Manufacturing, Mechanical

Topic(s):Technology/Materials

Grade:3-5, 6-8

Time:60 minutes or less

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Watermill

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Homemade wigglebot

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Homemade WigglebotCreate a robot that can draw its own designs

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Homemade WigglebotCreate a robot that can draw its own designs

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Extreme%20Trampolines

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Design a Wind Turbine

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A resource for volunteers to celebrate engineering and engage students.

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Make%20a%20Teepee

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http://discovere.org/our-activities/single-activity-detail/Ice%20Cream%20Special

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The laser challenge

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A resource for volunteers to celebrate engineering and engage students.