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Engineering and Technology

Science activity that demonstrates the primary and secondary colors of light
The Three Little Pigments

Know your C, M, Y, and K.

Science activity that demonstrates resonance in a musical instrument
Straw Oboe

Two lips make sound.

Science activity that demonstrates depth perception
Size and Distance

So close, yet so far away.

Science activity that demonstrates a short circuit
Short Circuit

What happens when you blow a fuse?

Science activity that demonstrates resonant frequencies
Resonator

Explore resonance to discover how objects vibrate at certain frequencies.

Science activity that demonstrates resonant frequencies
Resonant Rings

Demonstrate how different objects vibrate at different frequencies.

Science activity that explores an electromagnet
Magnetic Suction

Ding dong! This investigation shows how your doorbell works.

Science activity that shows how electricity and magnetism interact
Magnetic Pendulums

Copper coils become electromagnetic swings.

A science activity that makes the patterns of a magnetic field visible
Magnetic Lines of Force

Iron filings trace out magnetic field lines in three dimensions.

Science activity that investigates the perception of projected moving images
Magic Wand

See pictures in thin air.

Giant Sieve Sorter

Boundaries are the gift that keeps on sifting.

Science activity that uses a pendulum and a marker to create beautiful designs
Drawing Board

A pendulum moving in two directions creates beautiful designs.

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