Materials List: Operation Airdrop:
Designing a Solution to Protect Cargo

For the entire class to share: (Example for a class of 20 students)

  • brown rice
  • dried black beans
  • balloons
  • spider webs
  • straws (approximately 22 straws per group)
  • pipe cleaners/chenille sticks (approximately 22 chenille sticks per group)
  • rulers
  • scotch or general-purpose tape
  • cellophane bags
  • scissors
  • fishing line