Lesson 32 of 84 · Engineering and Design
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🛠️ Engineer ShopAnalyzing Data with Graphs (Part 2)
Engineering and Design.
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ The twist
Every solution creates a new problem. That's good — that's the next project.
Mind = Blown
🚀 The Saturn V rocket burned 20 tons of fuel per second at liftoff.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: which design will hold the most weight?
What You'll Learn
Data analysis involves organizing, displaying, and interpreting information to find patterns. Scientists use tables, graphs, and statistics to make sense of experimental results.
Key Words
- evidence
- model
Materials Needed
- cardboard
- tape
- scissors
Safety First
- Dispose of materials properly after the experiment.
- Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
- Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Build a water filter using a bottle, sand, gravel, cotton, and charcoal. Pour muddy water through and measure how clear the output is.
Use your senses (except taste) to describe what you notice.
Write a summary of your findings in 3-5 sentences.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3How does light travel?
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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