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- Engineering 101 (.html)
- Engineering Challenges (.pdf)
- Participation Quiz (.pdf)
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Make a structure too sturdy to fail. Scholars first watch a video and consider the reasons for the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse. They take part in two engineering challenges, one using newspapers and the other using spaghetti sticks and marshmallows. They then use a 3-D pen to design and build objects.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have the class create a rubric before conducting the project
Classroom Considerations
- This is the third of four parts in the Adrift in a Sea of Plastic unit
- Activity requires a 3-D pen
Pros
- Provides handouts and templates
- Includes links to videos and other resources
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- None