Just Dropping In

Duration: 65 minutes

Grade Levels: 4-12

Explore how expansion is related to movement by designing a device that controls the movement of a dropped ball.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Grade Levels: 4-12

Duration: 65 minutes

Objectives: 

  • Learn how to improve a design by exploring variations through rapid prototyping.
  • Practice analyzing a problem with a team.
  • Practice comparing and optimizing solutions.

Video Overview for Educators

The Tech Challenge

This resource was developed to prepare students for the 2020 Tech Challenge. Each year The Tech Challenge invites teams of students in Grades 4-12 to use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem.

Learn about this year's Tech Challenge.

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