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Making things and developing ideas by hand helps us construct understanding. Slow down, settle in, and make something personally meaningful—from playful contraptions to surprising connections between mechanical systems and natural phenomena.
What would you do with 100,000 toothpicks?
Learn how you too can enjoy our activities in your kitchen, garage, classroom, and community.
Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.
Rube Goldberg-inspired cause and effect contraptions using everyday materials and found objects.
Tinker with electricity using common objects: batteries, lights, buzzers, motors, switches, etc.