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Apartment Buildings and More
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In this engineering activity, young learners investigate multi-level buildings.

Paper Towel Strength
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In this activity, learners will test the strength of different brands of paper towels.

How to Test The Strength of Shapes
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In this activity, learners explore the strength of different shapes. Fold paper into triangles, squares, and other shapes, then experiment with how much weight they can hold.

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.

As Straight as a Pole
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In this engineering activity (page 3 of PDF), young learners investigate how a pole can be made stable by “planting” its base in the ground or adding supports to the base.

Breaking Up with Combustion
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This activity teaches combustion as the interaction of a fuel source and oxygen.

Paper Cup Stool
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In this activity, learners will explore how and why weight distribution works.