Download the Kinetic Contraptions PDF - Exploratorium
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W H AT H A P P E N E D M O N DAY<br />
Clockwise from top: Lani and Anita<br />
collaborate on <strong>the</strong>ir marble machine;<br />
Detail of an integrated PicoCricket;<br />
Sam waits for <strong>the</strong> ball to drop.<br />
We constructed marble runs out of common materials, <strong>the</strong>n introduced technology as<br />
an optional way to add new kinetic elements to <strong>the</strong> activity.<br />
“I like <strong>the</strong> process of messing around. I like how you make something, and <strong>the</strong>n you make<br />
something else, and <strong>the</strong>n you have to go back and adjust <strong>the</strong> whole thing.” Vayu<br />
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