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Exploring Structures
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This event guide features three related explorations in which learners investigate the following science concepts: how you design and build a structure helps determine how strong it will be; different
Designing a Wall
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In this engineering activity (page 5 of PDF), young learners investigate how materials and design contribute to the strength of a structure, particularly walls.
Draggin' Boats
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Learners design, build, and test models of "dragon boats" made from up to three milk cartons.
Design a Park
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In this activity, learners are invited to imagine the park of their dreams!
Levers at Play
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In this activity, learners consider how a simple machine, a lever, turns a small push or pull (a small force) into a larger--or stronger--push or pull (a larger force).
Shaking It!
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In this experiment, learners design and build a model room in a shoebox and furnish it with tiny furniture.