Lesson 8 of 84 · Engineering and Design

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Comparing Our Results

🧪Lab Brief #8

Engineering and Design.

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

The first design always fails. That's the point.

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Mind = Blown

🚀 The Saturn V rocket burned 20 tons of fuel per second at liftoff.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: what's the weakest part of this build?

What You'll Learn

Good scientists repeat their experiments to make sure the results are the same each time.

Key Words

record
predict

Materials Needed

pennies
plastic wrap
cardboard
tape
scissors
straws

Safety First

Wear safety goggles when mixing liquids.
Wash hands after handling materials.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?

Step 2 — Do

Build a tower from spaghetti and marshmallows. Measure how tall you can make it.

Step 3 — Observe

Look for something that changed. What is it?

Step 4 — Record

Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Is it okay to make mistakes in science?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Every bridge, building, and gadget you've ever used started with this.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find something that's broken at home and try to figure out *why* it broke.

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For the dinner table

“What's something around the house you'd redesign — and how?”

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