Got a budding engineer at home? Here’s an activity from TeachEngineering on inclined planes. Targeted at grades 1–3, the activity discusses skateboard ramps, roads, handicap access, and the like. Fun!
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Bottle blast-off
Looking for a fun home project? Make your own rocket launcher! The Exploratorium has all of the instructions you need, including helpful videos to guide you along the way!
Students, if you make one of these, send us a picture or video!
Line Rider
If you’ve never played the classic Line Rider game before, you’re in for a real treat. The premise of the game is simple: draw a bunch of lines and try to keep your penguin on the path. Warning: it’s harder than it looks AND it’s highly addictive!
Parents, your child will learn a little bit of physics along the way and you’ll be itching to try it yourself. Boatloads of fun for the whole family!
[Note: There’s a new version of Line Rider available too. You’ll have to install the Microsoft Silverlight plugin to play it.]
Photo credit: Whee!
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