Engineering

This activity demonstrates the importance of engineering and allows students to practice teamwork!

Buoyancy is the upward force that the water is exerting on the object that is floating. It is what is keeping the object from sinking! In this activity, we will learn about buoyancy through creating our own boats.

This is a comprehensive lesson plan on sailing - the history of sailing, parts of a sailboat, the physics of floating, wind, physics of sails, keeling and modern sails. The kit also includes an activity where students make a sailboat and hold a regatta.

Learn about electricity and magnets and how they influence each other by creating your own electromagnet!

The objective of this activity is to be able to drop the object, and have it get as close to the ground as possible without it actually touching, much like with actual bungee jumping.

Students see how different amounts of air and water in a space can change the way we hear sounds.

Students explore the science of sound by creating their own "Walkman" which transmits vibrations through a piece of string.

Students will get to learn about what a structure is and what materials can be used to build a strong and stable bridge.

This activity consists of coding and engineering/physics problems that students go through on how to launch a rocket and get to Mars.

Learn about forces by building a pompom popper and catapult.

Students will build a makeshift harmonica out of paper, popsicle sticks and toothpicks.

Build, launch and test a glider made of paper, a straw and an elastic.

Design and build a bridge using given materials that spans at least 30 cm and is strong enough to not compress under one book.

A virtual interview with a scientist where volunteers lead an interactive session about themselves, their interest in science, their career path, etc.

Students learn about forces that act on an object, specifically the forces that cause an object to move, and build their own catapult and balancing robot.