Materials List: Swiss Alps Emergency Sled Design

Each group needs:

For the class to share (assuming class size of 25):

  • ramp (thick poster board; 0.5  x  0.75 m) and supporting material (suggested: books, chair, small table, to angle the ramp)
  • protractor (for setting up the ramp at a given angle)
  • various recycled materials such as
    • aluminum cans (10)
    • water bottles (10)
    • sandwich bags (50)
    • plastic cups (50)
  • aluminum foil (2.75 sq. m)
  • plastic wrap (10 sq. m)
  • Popsicle™ sticks (100)
  • cotton balls (100)
  • additional materials students may bring in (will vary)
  • rulers (10)
  • peanut packing (50) 
  • Appendix B: Description of Engineering Design Challenge
  • Appendix K: Materials List (one per class)
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/uod-2272-sled-design-challenge-earthquakes-emergency