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Agency & Critical ThinkingActivity

3 sessions, 45-60 minutes each7 materials

Logical Fallacies for Kids

Agency & Critical ThinkingDiscussion

4 sessions, 45-60 minutes each8 materials

Design Your Own Experiment

Agency & Critical ThinkingExperiment

5 sessions, 45-75 minutes each (plus observation time between sessions)10 materials

Structured Debate

Agency & Critical ThinkingLesson

4 sessions, 45-60 minutes each7 materials

Post-Project Reflection

Agency & Critical ThinkingPractice

60-90 minutes for the first reflection; 30-45 minutes once the habit is established6 materials

Bridge Building Challenge

American DynamismActivity

3 sessions, 60 minutes each14 materials

Who Builds America

American DynamismDiscussion

3 sessions, 45-60 minutes each6 materials

Hometown History Walk

American DynamismField Plan

2 sessions: one field session (90 minutes walking), one follow-up session (60 minutes research and writing)10 materials

The Economics of Building

American DynamismLesson

3 sessions, 45-60 minutes each6 materials

Local Builders Museum

American DynamismProject

5 sessions, 60-90 minutes each (plus independent research time between sessions)11 materials

The Mechanical Advantage Lab

Building & EngineeringActivity

90 minutes (can split into two 45-minute sessions)11 materials

Build a Bookshelf

Building & EngineeringProject

4 sessions, 60-90 minutes each19 materials

Build Three Working Circuits

Building & EngineeringExperiment

3 sessions, 45-60 minutes each14 materials

Tool Mastery: Saw, Drill, Chisel, File, and Plane

Building & EngineeringPractice

20-30 minutes per session, several sessions per tool over 4-6 weeks12 materials

The Bridge Engineering Challenge

Building & EngineeringProject

3-4 sessions, 60-90 minutes each12 materials

Consequence Mapping

Character & PurposeActivity

60 minutes for the first map; 20-30 minutes for each one after5 materials

Ethical Dilemmas With No Clean Answer

Character & PurposeDiscussion

45-60 minutes per session; intended as a recurring series3 materials

Mentor a Younger Child

Character & PurposePractice

Ongoing — 30-45 minutes, 1-2 times per week, for at least 6 weeks4 materials

Write Your Personal Code of Conduct

Character & PurposeProject

5 sessions over 2-3 weeks, 45-60 minutes each, plus a 30-day field test5 materials

Design and Lead a Service Project

Character & PurposeService

4-6 weeks, roughly 2-4 hours per week6 materials

Data Collection and Graphing

Core AcademicsActivity

Two short sessions plus a few days of data collection in between7 materials

Applied Geometry: Angles, Area, and Volume in Real Building

Core AcademicsLesson

2-3 hours, can be split into two sessions9 materials

Science Fair: The Presentation Practice

Core AcademicsPractice

20-30 minutes per rehearsal session, several sessions over one to two weeks7 materials

Budget Math: Plan a Real Project on a Real Budget

Core AcademicsProject

4 sessions across one to two weeks, plus the spending itself7 materials

Research Report Project

Core AcademicsProject

5 sessions, 60-90 minutes each, across two to three weeks7 materials

Bread Baking Mastery

Food & FarmingProject

5 sessions over 2-3 weeks (each session: 30 minutes active, plus waiting time)13 materials

Full Season Garden: Seed to Harvest

Food & FarmingField Plan

One full growing season (March-October in most US regions); 20-30 minutes daily plus 1-2 hour weekly work sessions11 materials

Nutrition Deep Dive: What Food Actually Does in Your Body

Food & FarmingLesson

Multi-session: three 45-minute lessons over one to two weeks7 materials

Cook Dinner for the Family

Food & FarmingPractice

One dinner per week, ongoing; roughly 2-3 hours per week including planning, shopping, cooking, and cleanup10 materials

Food Preservation Basics: Refrigerator Pickles and Dried Herbs

Food & FarmingRecipe

45 minutes active work; pickles ready after 24 hours in the fridge; herbs ready after 1-2 weeks of air-drying11 materials

Multi-Day Camping Trip

Physical & SurvivalAdventure

Multi-day: 1 planning session (90 minutes) plus a 2-3 night trip16 materials

Map and Compass Navigation

Physical & SurvivalField Plan

2 sessions: one skills session at home or a park (90 minutes), one orienteering course in the field (2-3 hours)10 materials

Weather Reading and Outdoor Safety

Physical & SurvivalLesson

2-3 sessions of 45-60 minutes, plus ongoing sky observation8 materials

Fire Building Mastery

Physical & SurvivalPractice

20-40 minute sessions, practiced over several weeks until each method is reliable12 materials

Physical Fitness Program

Physical & SurvivalPractice

20-40 minutes per session, 3-4 sessions per week, across 4 weeks8 materials

Code Review Bug Hunt

Software & AIActivity

45 minutes4 materials

Build a Personal Website

Software & AIProject

4 sessions, 60 minutes each6 materials

What Makes a Game Fun? Build One and Find Out

Software & AIExperiment

3 sessions, 60 minutes each5 materials

How AI Actually Works (and Where It Fails)

Software & AILesson

2 sessions, 60 minutes each4 materials

Python Fundamentals: Build Three Real Programs

Software & AIProject

4 sessions, 60 minutes each5 materials

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