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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Paddle Power

For Students 3rd - 8th
Can you build a rubber band-powered, paddle boat that paddles across the water? Give this a try and have a paddle race with a friend.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: On Target

For Students 3rd - 8th
This challenge requires you to modify a paper cup so it can zip down a line and drop a marble onto a target.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Kick Stick

For Students 3rd - 8th
Can you build a battery-operated, spinning motor-powered arm that can move ping pong balls across the room? Take the challenge!
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Kicking Machine

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this challenge, you will build a machine that can send a ball (golf or ping pong) at least 12 inches.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Helping Hand

For Students 3rd - 8th
Can you design and build a device that will let you grab and drop objects from at least two feet away? Give it a try!
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Heavy Lifting

For Students 3rd - 8th
This challenge is to design and build a crane and determine how heavy a load it can lift.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Dance Pad Mania

For Students 3rd - 8th
This challenge is to build a dance pad that sounds a buzzer or flashes a light when you dance on it.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Build an Instrument

For Students K - 1st
This challenge is to build a four-stringed musical instrument that can play a tune on different pitches.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Watercraft

For Students 3rd - 8th
Can you design and build a watercraft that will keep 25 pennies afloat for at least 10 seconds? Give it a try!
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Touchdown

For Students 3rd - 8th
It's your job to design, build, and test a landing module that will provide a safe touchdown for your astronauts (marshmallows). Can you do it?
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Rubber Band Car

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this challenge to design and build a rubber band-powered car and watch it go.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Robo Arm

For Students 3rd - 8th
Can you design and build a robotic arm that can lift a cup off the table? Check this out and see!
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Pop Fly

For Students 3rd - 8th
Design a way to launch ping pong balls high into the air, test it, and make changes if needed.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Paper Table

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use your creativity to design and build a paper table, at least 8 inches tall, that is strong enough to hold a heavy book. Challenge your friends to see whose table can hold the most weight.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Launch It

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use a balloon to build an air-powered rocket and launch it to see if you can hit a target.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Kinetic Sculpture

For Students 3rd - 8th
Try your hand at designing and building an 18-inch tower that can support a tennis ball while a fan blows on it.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Hidden Alarm

For Students 3rd - 8th
Design and build a small alarm that is easily hidden. Think of places you would like to hide an alarm.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Harmless Holder

For Students 3rd - 8th
Design and construct an environmentally safe holder for a six-pack of cans that is sturdy and easy to carry.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Confetti Launcher

For Students 3rd - 8th
Show your creativity by designing and building a device that will launch confetti to your target!
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Triangle Pop Up Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Try this triangle pop-up greeting card! Amaze your friends with your talent and creativity!
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Floating Box Pop Up Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Make a cool greeting card with floating box pop-ups for a friend or make a bunch for invitations to a party!
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Box Pop Up Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow these instructions to make pop-up greeting cards for your friends.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Hovercraft

For Students 3rd - 8th
Make discs hover on the table and play air hockey or other games. Just gather materials including balloons, Cds or DVDs, straws, foam packing, and barbeque skewers and follow the directions.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Hack a Greeting Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Transform an old musical greeting card into a surprise for your friend.