Activity (Hands-On)Grades 4 - 5
The Strongest Strongholds
Materials List
Each group needs:
- 60 plastic straws, or more as needed
- 50 cm masking tape or paper tape, or more as needed
- Engineering Design Process (EDP) Flowchart (PDF), one per group
- Competition Rules (PDF), one per group
- Competition Criteria and Judging Rubric (PDF), one per student
To share with the entire class:
- gram scale or kitchen scale, or more as needed
- meter stick or tape measure
- computers with internet access, to research straw tower designs
- a large stack of magazines or books that are each the same size, to serve as weights
- computer and projector to show the Strongest Strongholds Assessment (PPTX), a PowerPoint® file