Lesson 52 of 84 · Engineering and Design

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Making It Better (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #52

Engineering and Design.

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Every solution creates a new problem. That's good — that's the next project.

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Mind = Blown

🌉 The Eiffel Tower can grow 6 inches taller in summer because metal expands when hot.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: which design will hold the most weight?

What You'll Learn

Making observations means using your senses to gather information about something.

Key Words

material
design

Materials Needed

rubber bands
string
cups
aluminum foil
ruler

Safety First

Do not look directly at the sun or bright lights.
Clean up spills immediately to prevent slipping.
Use materials only as directed in the experiment.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 — Do

Design a boat from foil that can hold the most pennies without sinking.

Step 3 — Observe

Use your senses to describe what you notice.

Step 4 — Record

Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is the first step when solving a problem?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Every bridge, building, and gadget you've ever used started with this.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find something that's broken at home and try to figure out *why* it broke.

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For the dinner table

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

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