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Skyrail Suspension Marble Run Construction Set 

Students can construct a marble run that is 5 feet wide and 3 feet tall, with adjustable suspension cables to easily raise or lower the tracks. The challenge is designing a system to gain maximum speed. It is suggested students work in teams of two or three. (physics and math involved) 

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RC Robot

This is a kit of easy-to assemble electrical circuits. Students can make 20 different projects, including a remote-controlled rover with responsive left/right and forward/backward motion. It is suggested students work in pairs. (engineering and science involved)

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Building Models through Physics

This kit allows students to make a wide assortment (36 different projects are possible)of projects, including a wind power generator,  centrifuge, all-terrain vehicle, crane, Mars robot, and a pendulum clock. The projects demonstrate fundamental laws of physics such as gravity, force and acceleration. It is suggested students work in pairs. (physics and engineering involved)

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Build Bridges to Engineering Understanding

Students can explore seven key bridge types with this set - the arch, beam, truss, cable-stayed, cantilever, bascule, and suspension. It is suggested students work in pairs. (engineering and math involved)

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Motorized Marble Elevator

As they keep marbles on a wire track, students test and adjust their assumptions of physics. It is suggested students work in teams of two or three. (physics and engineering involved)

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Generate Electricity with Wind Power

Wind is one of the most promising sources of clean, renewable energy today. Students can learn the physics behind the technology by building a wind turbine complete with electric generator, rotors and wind speed indicator. It is suggested students work in pairs. (physics and environmental science involved)

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Games to Strain the Brain

Last year, our Euro-game nights were very successful. Make your own game sessions by selecting an assortment of games from the list below.

• Mancala – classic game that uses complex strategies to capture stones
• Stacking and Building game – construction game that demands balance, nerve, and calculated risk
• Blocking Car Puzzle – shift the blocking cars out of the way until you escape the gridlock
• Sweet Logic Puzzle Challenge – this brain twisting logic puzzle requires students to assemble boxes of chocolates using deduction skills to find the correct combinations
• No Stress Chess – draw a card and place the corresponding piece on the board (teaches moves and powers of each piece)
• Cloud: The Daring Game of Ups and Downs – a quick game that uses both strategy and chance
• Trans Europa – students must work together to build a vast railroad network across all of Europe
• Trans America – students must work together to build a vast railroad network across all of America
• For Sale – a game that uses money and real estate (our most popular game at Euro-game night)
• Chess/checkers combination sets
• Ubongo Extreme – using  puzzle cards and tokens,  players race to cover white hexes with colored pieces that fit exactly  (difficult and fun at the same time)
• Ave Caesar – up to six charioteers compete in Circus Maximus to determine who is the greatest driver in all of Rome
• Super Scrabble – with an extra-large board and quadruple word squares, players work with greater word possibilities

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