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, one per group
• Competition Rules, one per group
• Competition Criteria and Judging Rubric, 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, a PowerPoint® file