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Hand Shadow Puppets

Can you use your hands and a light source to make shadow figures?

 two boys putting their hands in front of light to create a shadow

Click here for Shadow Puppet Ideas

Balancing Act

Can you make 4 bolt fasteners balance on the edge of something? Click here for the Balancing Act Task Card.

Watch this BrainPop video to see how magnets work.  

magnetism lines around Earth

Circuit Bugs

Can you make a circuit in the shape of a bug? Click here for a list of materials needed and directions for circuit bugs.

bugs made out of circuits

Art Bot

We are using an electric toothbrush from Dollar Tree but you could use anything with a motor to create a motorized "robot" that has markers for legs and uses the vibrations from the motor to draw. Click here for the Art Bot task car.

robot coloring with markers