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Launch It!

Design and build an air-powered rocket that can hit a target at least 5 feet away. 

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Make a Mechanical Hand

Students create a mechanical hand that mimics the bending and straightening of their own fingers and thumb.

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Strongest Shapes

Students experiment with different shapes as they build a bridge out of index cards that will support a small object.

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Windy City Tower Challenge

Windy City Tower (Challenge Video)

Make a paper tower that can withstand as much wind as possible.
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Windy City Tower (Student Instruction)

Make a paper tower that can withstand as much wind as possible.

Windy City Tower

Make a paper tower that can withstand as much wind as possible.
student builds a puff mobile

Puff Mobiles (Student Instruction)

How can you build a car that moves as far as possible on a single breath of air?

Puff Mobiles

How can you build a car that moves as far as possible on a single breath of air?

Foil Boats (Instructor Guide)

How many pennies can you design an aluminum foil boat to hold before it sinks or capsizes?

Marble Run (Instructor Guide)

Create a track that keeps a marble rolling the longest.
NASA's Margaret Dominguez introduces Launch It rocket activity for students

Launch It (Instructor Guide)

Design and build an air-powered rocket that can hit a target.

Physics Lesson: LED Holiday Card

Students design a card that illuminates at least two LED lights by converting chemical energy in batteries to radiant energy.
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