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National Railway Museum

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Pinball machine

Build your own pinball machine and use it to explore Newton’s Laws of Motion while challenging your friends!

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Launchball

Spring your way through 30 obstacle-filled levels and create your own levels to play and share with friends.

Build the tallest, strongest structure that you can – using spaghetti and marshmallows!

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Tune Booster

Find ways to boost your smartphone speakers using objects found around the home.

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Wreck your Tech

Explore what’s beneath the surface of your old gadgets by taking them apart.

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Bottle top shapes

Get creative with geometry by drawing lines on bottle tops and seeing what shapes you can make.

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Bubble Fun!

Explore mixtures and materials by making brilliant bubbles!

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Build a Dome

Use straws and strong shapes to make a self-supporting dome.

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Ear Gongs

Use coat hangers and string to investigate sound, vibrations and materials.

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Graphite Circuits

Turn your drawings into circuits using the conductive properties of graphite.

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Instant Ice Cream

Explore states of matter in the tastiest way – by turning milk into ice cream instantly!

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