Lesson 36 of 84 · Engineering and Design

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Sorting and Classifying (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #36

Engineering and Design.

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ The twist

Constraints make you more creative, not less.

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Mind = Blown

🛠️ The first computer bug was a literal moth stuck inside a machine in 1947.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you test: how many tries until it works?

What You'll Learn

Classifying means sorting things into groups based on their features.

Key Words

plan
problem

Materials Needed

cups
aluminum foil
ruler

Safety First

Keep small objects away from young children.
Work in a well-ventilated area when using vinegar or other strong-smelling substances.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Read about Engineering and Design with a partner or grown-up.

Step 2 — Do

Build the strongest bridge you can using only paper and tape. Test it by placing coins on top.

Step 3 — Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 4 — Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What does 'observe' mean?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Your phone, your bike, your shoes — all designed with this idea.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Build something — anything — out of stuff in your recycling bin.

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For the dinner table

“What's something around the house you'd redesign — and how?”

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