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Apartment Buildings and More
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In this engineering activity, young learners investigate multi-level buildings.
Zero-Energy Housing
In this activity, learners investigate passive solar building design with a focus solely on heating.
Balsa Towers
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Learners work in groups to design and build a tower out of balsa wood. As a motivator, they can compete to build a tower with the highest strength-to-weight ratio.
Building Tall
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In this engineering activity (page 2 of PDF), young learners investigate how a wide base can make a building more stable. Learners use blocks or boxes of different sizes to construct stable towers.
Building Houses: Build a Cardboard Tube House
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Build a house you can fit inside, using cardboard tubes.
Castles Inside and Out
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In this three-day lesson, learners identify two-dimensional shapes used in castle construction, create a castle collage using assorted shapes, and design tapestries using repeated patterns of color, s
Newspaper Bridges
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In this activity, learners build bridges out of newspaper and tape to explore how structures are designed to bear loads.
Waterproof that Roof!
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have improved roofing designs and materials in order to protect the contents of buildings.
Statue Display Tower
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In this activity, learners design, build, test and redesign a display tower that will meet a specific set of criteria and constraints.