Lesson Plan
Berkeley Engineering and Mentors

Marshmallow Catapaults

For Teachers 4th - 10th
After a brief lecture on levers, torque, projectiles, and the five-step engineering design cycle, young physical science learners or engineers build catapults out of craft sticks. This is an open-ended exploration of what works and what...
Lesson Plan
Berkeley Engineering and Mentors

Newspaper Towers

For Teachers 4th - 8th
The challenge is quite simple: build a tall tower from a predesignated number of newspaper sheets. Emerging engineers work in teams to build the tallest structure. You will demonstrate some structure shapes and discuss their relative...
Interactive
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Alvar Aalto: Between Humanism and Materialism

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the great architects of the twentieth century, this Finnish architect, designer, and town planner is featured by MOMA.