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Build a rocket that really launches! Explore how energy changes from stored energy to motion as you build, test,…

Build a rocket that really launches! Explore how energy changes from stored energy to motion as you build, test, and improve your own rubber band-powered rocket.

How far can you launch it? Design, build, and test your own catapult while exploring the Law of Conservation…

How far can you launch it? Design, build, and test your own catapult while exploring the Law of Conservation of Energy—the principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

Design and build a Mars habitat using LEGO bricks! Mars is an exciting place to explore, but humans would…

Design and build a Mars habitat using LEGO bricks! Mars is an exciting place to explore, but humans would face many challenges trying to live there. Participants choose at least THREE challenges and build solutions for them into their LEGO Mars habitat.

Get ready to go on an adventure to explore light and magnetism! In this jam packed lesson, students will…

Get ready to go on an adventure to explore light and magnetism! In this jam packed lesson, students will explore electromagnets, using flashlights to transfer messages, and investigate the brightness difference between the Sun and the stars in the sky!

Explore the power of electricity using LEDs (light-emitting diodes). Build your own traffic light circuit where one LED lights…

Explore the power of electricity using LEDs (light-emitting diodes). Build your own traffic light circuit where one LED lights up at a time, just like a real traffic light!

Use a plastic bottle, a balloon (or two!), and your creativity to build an air-powered car. Follow the provided…

Use a plastic bottle, a balloon (or two!), and your creativity to build an air-powered car. Follow the provided design below or experiment with a design of your own. Along the way, you’ll put Newton’s Laws of Motion into action as you explore forces, motion, and engineering design. Let’s see whose car goes the furthest!

Create your own miniature next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA)! Download the 3D model files (.OBJ or .STL) and…

Create your own miniature next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA)! Download the 3D model files (.OBJ or .STL) and use your own 3D printer to produce a detailed articulated model of next genertaion of radio telescope.

Experiment with the reflectivity of different objects in this hands on experiment! See how your results compare to others…

Experiment with the reflectivity of different objects in this hands on experiment! See how your results compare to others by working together to create a graphical representation of your observations!

Create your own miniature Very Large Array (VLA)! Download the 3D model files (.OBJ or .STL) and use your…

Create your own miniature Very Large Array (VLA)! Download the 3D model files (.OBJ or .STL) and use your own 3D printer to produce a detailed model of one of the VLA’s iconic radio telescope antennas.