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Gumdrop Dome
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In this activity (located on pages 23-24 of the PDF), learners are introduced to structural engineering and encouraged to practice goal-oriented building.

Exploring at the Nanoscale
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This lesson focuses on how nanotechnology has impacted our society and how engineers have learned to explore the world at the nanoscale.

Leaning Tower of Pasta
Learners build structures from spaghetti and marshmallows to determine which structures are able to handle the greatest load.

Touch Down
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two “astronauts” when they land.

Sugar Crystal Challenge
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This lesson focuses on surface area and how the shape of sugar crystals may differ as they are grown from sugars of different coarseness.