Engineering Challenges
Challenge 1: building a tower to hold an egg
Try to build the tallest tower you can out of things you already have at home.
After watching the video, please choose 1 of the designs in the video and try out!
Challenge 2:
Make Your Own Paper- (Recycling connection for Earth Day)
OR
Build a paper boomerang
Make your own paper
Watch the video and read the website for more information and direction!
Build a paper boomerang
Watch the Video and follow the direction to build your own paper boomerang!
Challenge 3: Build a toy that spin
Choose one of the three types.
Follow the directions on the video and then try to build one that falls slow, one that falls faster, and one that falls sideways. Explain what you had to do to make those things happen.
Challenge 4: paper plate/toilet paper roller coaster
Make a Toilet Paper Roll and Paper Plate Roller Coaster. Try to make a roller coaster that you’d like to ride! Add other materials as you like!
Read the website and get some ideas for building paper roller coaster.
Paper Plates/Toilet Paper Roll example
Challenge 5: Build a sculpture out of anything at home
Build a sculpture out of anything at home.(toys, recycling, food, playdough, rocks, or paper…) Include something in your sculpture that sticks out. See how many things you can balance.
Ideas: 1- mobile,or 2- wood blocks and beads
Guiding question: What worked?, what was hard?, and what did you discover?