Materials List:
Fairy Tale Engineering:
How to Survive the Huff and Puff
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/uot-2982-fairy-tale-engineering-three-little-pigs-activity
How to Survive the Huff and Puff
Each student needs:
- 1 Engineering Design Packet
- 1 Post Assessment
- 2 sticky notes
- writing utensil
Each group needs:
- 1 Research Activity Worksheet
- 1 plastic cup
- 1 set of counters, pennies, or small weights
- 12-18” of string
- 4 straws
- 4 popsicle sticks
- 1 12x2 LEGO brick
- 1 large piece of cardboard (12” x 24”); this can be recycled cardboard (it is used as the base of the houses)
For the entire class to share:
- 1 computer or laptop and projector with access to the Internet to view YouTube videos
- drinking straws (Each team will need a different quantity, so they will need to document the number in order to determine the budget cost of their project, i.e. 2,000.)
- Popsicle sticks (Each team will need a different quantity, so they will need to document the number in order to determine the budget cost of their project, i.e. 1,000.)
- LEGO blocks
- liquid glue
- glue sticks
- hot glue gun and glue sticks
- construction paper
- painters tape
- scissors
- (optional) measuring tapes or rulers
- 1 leaf blower
- 1 anemometer
- safety glasses and ear plugs
