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Creative Projects for Schools!
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Creative Projects for Schools!

a new (sort of) grant funding opportunity from Massachusetts Cultural Council for schools and organizations. (due by midnight Oct 10) ...
Playful Engineers wins 2023-2024 CILC Pinnacle Award
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Playful Engineers wins 2023-2024 CILC Pinnacle Award

We are thrilled to have won the 2023-2024 Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration Pinnacle Award! This award is bestowed ...
Playful Engineers 3 Step Sequence
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Playful Engineers 3 Step Sequence

Play-based learning is at the heart of everything we do at Playful Engineers. And that’s why we encourage teachers to ...
Chain Reactions: How-to Build a Multi-Track Ball Feeder
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Chain Reactions: How-to Build a Multi-Track Ball Feeder

A step by step STEAM tutorial on how to build a Track Feeder from your own toys or household materials. ...
Tinker Toy Rube Goldberg Cone
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Rolling Cone

Rolling means moving along a surface by revolving, or turning over and over, and without sliding. When a cylinder rolls, ...
A ping-pong ball sits on a tiny rubber band (a rainbow loom, or hair elastic) at the end of a popsicle stick.
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Popsicle Stick Catapult

A ping-pong ball sits on a tiny rubber band (a rainbow loom, or hair elastic) at the end of a ...
A ball will sit patiently upon the half-circle at the end of a track
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Patient Ping Pong Ball

A ball will sit patiently upon the half-circle at the end of a track. If you are making your own ...
Gather Household Materials
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Gather Household Materials

Suggested Materials List Surfaces: table, floor, shelf, counter, flat board, Tools: drill, ruler, scissors, hot glue gun, hole punchers, Toys: ...