Use the power of air pressure to lift and lower a load! This project is easy to build with just a few materials and no hot glue, and the pneumatic-powered action is incredibly gratifying.
Supply List (specialty materials can be found on Amazon)
All STEM Inventions projects share the same set of materials
(13) Craft sticks
(1) 4” cable tie
Syringe, tubing, and syringe adapter kit
Masking tape
Optional: Plastic wheels, straws, and 1/8” dowels
STEM Inventions
STEM Inventions is a project by me, Lance Akiyama. Since 2011, I've developed original science and engineering activities, starting with an after school business that I founded and operated until 2015. I've held a full-time role as the Science Curriculum Manager at Galileo Learning, where I created design thinking-based lessons and pet robots. I'm a long-time contributor to Instructables.com, and I've published four DIY project books with Rockport Publishers. STEM Inventions projects were developed in after school classes and summer camps over several years. All projects use the same set of just 20 different materials and 2 tools to make supply purchasing and management easier.
STEM Inventions