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PK-12 Engineering in the Classroom | LinkEngineering students are asking the questions, doing the research, and making the decisions in creating a special, hands-on, interactive school playground. She explains that this is a part of their school’s… Ten Ways to … Continue reading lightsail, smartglove, Apollo @ 50
Don’t throw out that empty milk carton! Use it to make a toy boat that can move throught the water with your own homemade turbo engine. Air seeping out of a balloon can power a boat through water. Make this boat and watch it zoom. To make a balloon-powered boat you need: a balloon an empty milk carton a paperclip scissors Directions: Cut off one side of the milk carton to make your boat. Poke a hole at the stern of the boat, fairly close to the waterline. Put the balloon in the carton and push the nipple through the … Continue reading balloon-powered boat
To make a windmill you need: a 15 cm by 15 cm square piece of thin cardboard scissors a large fat plastic straw two straightened paperclips a nail Directions: Fold your thin piece of cardboard diagonally and then diagonally again. Cut down each fold towards the center, stopping about 2 cm from the center. Poke a hole in the center of the cardboard with the nail. Poke holes in the top right corner of each cut triangle as you turn the square in your hand. Each triangle should have just one hole. If you make a mistake, don’t worry. The … Continue reading capture wind power
It is more fun if engineering projects can be made from low cost or free materials that are easy to collect or buy. File cards Simple paper bridge – learn how to build a paper bridge whose structure you can … Continue reading cheap engineering projects
What Is Engineering? – http://www.teachengineering.org “Engineering is all around us, so people often take it for granted. Ask yourself, what do I touch that is not engineered? Engineering develops and delivers consumer goods, builds the networks… Types of Engineering for … Continue reading engineering
Make a boat and watch it zoom! The following instructions are for a simple boat. Jazz it up with things you find around the house. To make a moving boat you need: 5 popsicle sticks string an elastic band scissors … Continue reading craft stick boat
