Lesson 35 of 84 · Engineering and Design

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Building Stronger Structures (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #35

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

A prototype is an early version of something you are building. Test it, then make it better!

Key Words

build
plan
problem

Materials Needed

straws
paper clips
rubber bands
string
cups
aluminum foil

Safety First

Clean up spills immediately to prevent slipping.
Use materials only as directed in the experiment.
Keep small objects away from young children.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about what you already know about Engineering and Design.

Step 2 — Do

Design a container that keeps an ice cube from melting for as long as possible.

Step 3 — Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 4 — Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What should you do if your experiment doesn't work?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Your phone, your bike, your shoes — all designed with this idea.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Build something — anything — out of stuff in your recycling bin.

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For the dinner table

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

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