Lesson Plan

Statue Display Tower

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Sometimes engineering problems that seem easy prove to be more challenging than imagined. Present your class with the challenge to build a functional display tower to support a statue using only the supplies available in class while meeting criteria, cost, and constraints. 

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Pros
  • Groups must work together to successfully complete challenge
  • Real-world engineering problem
Cons
  • Requires obtaining a large amount of supplies for building