In this activity for grades 4 through 6, students become acquainted with the engineering principles and forces that help support bridges. Then 16 students form a human suspension bridge.

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In this activity for grades 1 to 6, students create a paper flyer that moves like the blades of a helicopter. They learn how changing the helicopter’s shape or weight affects its flight and explore how air resistance changes the way an object falls.

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What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science? Drawing on a vast array of work from neuroscience to classroom observation, Taking Science to School provides a comprehensive picture of what we know about teaching and learning science from kindergarten through eighth grade.

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This is a made-for-the-Web version of the public TV program, with a variety of fun engineering activities for a range of age groups.

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Disappearing milk, a floating dollar? The Engineering Magic Website, sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, helps you put a little magic into the lesson, with videos and slide shows that explain the science behind magic tricks.

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This project, affiliated with the Museum of Science in Boston, aims to foster engineering and technological literacy among children using a curriculum that integrates engineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary science topics.

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Liberty Science Center is a New Jersey nonprofit corporation dedicated to offering science learning experiences onsite, offsite, and online. Located in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ, the center aims to engages learners of all ages in science excitement, provide professional development for teachers, and actively connect people of all backgrounds to pivotal science and society issues.

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Learn on the Website of David L. Hu, a professor of mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech University, how the ability of snakes to slide helps explain the movement of wheels, ice skates and cross-country skis.

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This site offers ways students can learn about biomimicry in the classroom and outdoors; through lectures, classroom discussions, inquiries, or self-study.

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