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* Simple enough to be completed by a school-age child
* Project ideas can be recorded here or sent to board@hacksburg.org
== Felt Coronavirus ==
[[File:3D medical animation corona virus.jpg|320px|major elements of coronavirus]]
* Assemble a coronavirus out of laser cut felt pieces
* Includes instructional materials on how viruses work and parts of Coronavirus
** Viral Envelope: Outer layer of the virus. They may help viruses avoid the host immune system
** Spike Glycoprotein: Allow the virus to bind to receptors on the host cell
** Hemagglutinin-esterase dimer: Allow the virus to enter the host cell
** RNA and N Protein: The ribonucleic acid nucleocapsid protein contain the information that allow the virus to reproduce
== Laser Cut Catapult ==
* As an example: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:23953
* For education could talk about parabolic trajectories, lever arm length, etc