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Myths and Legends: 25 Fascinating Projects You Can Build Yourself

The name “daruma” comes from the Buddhist word dharma. Dharma is the truth about the way things are and will always be in the universe or in nature. According to legend, a Buddhist monk sat for so many years meditating that his arms...Click here to view or download this activity

Discover the Desert: The Driest Places On Earth

Learn how light rays bend as they go from lower-density air to
higher-density water. The object you’re looking at will appear to be floating upside down
above the table!

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Amazing Biome Projects You Can Build Yourself

Go outside and scout around for a plump pine cone. Then use the cone’s seed case to make a birdfeeder, and observe the birds that swoop in for a crunchy snack.

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Explore Solar

Learn how an eclipse really works. Remember to never look directly at the real suna as that may damage your eyes.

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Great Colonial America Projects

Can you imagine spinning enough wool, balls and balls and balls of it, to make an entire outfit?

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Tools of the Ancient Greeks

Archimedes explored the concepts of geometry by playing a game called Stomachion.
Some records refer to this game as loculus Archimedius (Archimedes’ box).

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Coming Soon

Amazing Math Projects You Can Build Yourself

Make a geodesic dome big enough to sit in. Solve the world’s hardest two-piece puzzle. Pass a straight line though a curved slot. From prime numbers to paraboloids, activities in Math 25 Projects Investigate Numbers and Shapes introduce you to the beauty and wonder of math through hands-on activities.

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