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2nd Grade Engineering Resources: Toys

Resources and activities to support and extend the learning 2nd Grade scientists are doing in their Engineering unit

Bubble Gum

Slinky

How Was the Slinky Invented?

Super-Soaker

Meet Lonnie Johnson, the inventor of the Super-Soaker

Legos

How Lego Bricks Are Made

Who Invented Legos?

Tennis Balls

Tennis balls are fuzzy little yellow balls, but did you ever wonder how they are made? This video will take you inside a tennis ball factory for kids and dogs who are curious.

Silly Putty

Weird Science: The Accidental Invention of Silly Putty

Rubik's Cube

Green Toys

One company, called Green Toys, makes toys from recycled milk jugs! Can you imagine, one day you are drinking milk out of a plastic container, and another day it gets transformed into a toy fire truck! That’s some serious science and engineering right there.

Fidget Spinner

What's Inside A Fidget Spinner?