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Design and Build a Road Sign Support Lesson PlanDesign and Build a Road Sign Support Lesson Plan
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eGFI
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6th - 12th
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STEM
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Duration
4 days
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Year
2008
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Design and Build a Road Sign Support

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Emergent engineers plan, construct, and experiment with a spaghetti noodle structure that could hold a load. Set them up for success by first showing them a four-minute video on engineering design and a slide show of different signposts. There is also a super cool interactive website that they can visit to view how different shapes can be strengthened. The lesson plan has memorable and modern resources to support the classic hands-on activity.

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