Time Limit: This challenge is a timed challenge, once you are ready to start, set a timer for 30 minutes of build time.
Material Item examples:
Paper plates
Straws
Paper
Cups
Tubes (toilet paper, paper towels)
Craft sticks
Pipe cleaners
Yarn or string
Choose 5 items from around your house to design and build a prototype of something with a specific purpose. Use your imagination to create something interesting.
After gathering 5 items, design the prototype by drawing it out on paper.
Build your prototype in the 30 minute time limit.
Make a short video explaining your prototype, how you built it, and what it does. Share this video with your GT teacher through Google Drive or email.
Time Limit: This challenge is a timed challenge, once you are ready to start, set a timer for 30 minutes of build time.
Materials:
Paper
Cardboard or paper plates
Marbles
Design and construct a maze for a marble.
Time yourself running the marble through the maze, try multiple times.
Time Limit: This challenge is a timed challenge, once you are ready to start, set a timer for 30 minutes of build time.
Materials
Household items
Rubber bands
Spoon
Design a catapult and see how far you can fling an object.
How can you change the design to fling the object further?
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