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Build a Big Wheel
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have developed big wheels or Ferris wheels.
Build a Super Structure
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In this activity, learners use things from the kitchen as building materials to explore how shapes contribute to the strength of different structures.

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.

Build a Coral Polyp
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In this activity, learners build one or more edible coral polyps and place them together to form a colony.

Sail Car Design
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Sailboat Design Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into design optimization.

The Parachuting Egg
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In this activity, learners work in groups to design a parachute out of household items that keeps an egg secure when dropped from a certain height.