101-9: Test the strength and stability of personally built structures, and…
Test the strength and stability of personally built structures, and identify ways of modifying a structure to increase its strength (a lower-grade match: improving the egg protector).
The Prince Edward Island Science curriculum outcome 101-9 (Physical Science: Building Things) for Grade 3 says: “Test the strength and stability of personally built structures, and identify ways of modifying a structure to increase its strength (a lower-grade match: improving the egg protector).” This Fieldbook unit teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials and a printable teacher guide and student sheet for every lesson. Official wording: Prince Edward Island Science curriculum.
Build It, Launch It Grades K–5
Egg drops, paper planes and balloon rockets, done properly at home. Three engineering challenges where kids build, test, fix and explain the pushes and pulls behind what happened.
- Can you drop an egg without breaking it? 60 min
Kids design an egg protector on a materials budget, test it from a low height first and work up, and fix what fails. They finish able to explain why a soft, slow stop saves the egg.
- What makes a paper plane fly farthest? 45 min
Kids fold two different paper planes and run a fair test, changing one thing at a time: first the design, then the throw. They measure three throws each and explain the flight using lift, drag, thrust and gravity.
- How does a rocket push itself into space? 45 min
Kids build a balloon rocket that zooms along a string between two chairs, then run a fair test on how much air goes in the balloon. They finish able to explain action and reaction: the balloon pushes air back, and the air pushes the balloon forward.
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