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Make and test a model paddle boat and learn about potential and kinetic energy.
Buoyancy
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Have you ever been on a ship and wondered how you’re staying afloat? The answer is buoyancy!
Learn about the history of surfboards, and how different materials and designs over the years affected the physics at work in surfing.
It’s not easy to dive deep underwater. How do divers get down deep? Learn how scuba divers manipulate density to move up and down in this hands on activity.
In this hands on activity find out just how much of an iceberg is below the surface. It might surprise you!
Let them bop ‘til they drop! What causes these raisins to reach new heights in this hands on activity?
Create a model of ocean currents and learn how currents are formed.
In this challenge activity find out if you can get an egg to float. Learn how the density of matter affects the buoyancy of objects.