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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.

In this activity, learners make or use pre-made clay beams to scale and proportion. Specifically, they discover that when you scale up proportionally (i.e.

Learners play the role of materials engineers as they test the flexibility of different materials.

In this activity on page 7 of the PDF, learners explore how engineers characterize building materials.