Lesson 22 of 84 · Engineering and Design
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🛠️ Engineer ShopWhat Is an Experiment? (Part 2)
Engineering and Design.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
⚡ The twist
The first design always fails. That's the point.
Mind = Blown
🚀 The Saturn V rocket burned 20 tons of fuel per second at liftoff.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: what's the weakest part of this build?
What You'll Learn
An experiment is a test to find out if something is true. You can do experiments at home!
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- straws
- paper clips
- rubber bands
- string
- cups
- aluminum foil
Safety First
- Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
- Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Design a boat from foil that can hold the most pennies without sinking.
Use your senses to describe what you notice.
Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is the first step when solving a problem?
Where you see this in real life
Every bridge, building, and gadget you've ever used started with this.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find something that's broken at home and try to figure out *why* it broke.
For the dinner table
“What's something around the house you'd redesign — and how?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
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