Student Instructions
The Engineer Draw📝
On a new drawing, draw a picture of what you think an engineer does. Use the
tool to add some keywords about your drawing. There are no wrong answers!
The Paper Tower Challenge🗞️🏗️
Today, you are engineers! Your challenge is to work with a partner to build the tallest, free-standing tower you can, using only 20 sheets of paper and 30cm of sticky tape.
You can fold, roll, or cut the paper however you like.
The tower must stand on its own for at least 10 seconds.
Take
of your different designs as you build.
Tower Reflection🤔
Post the photo of your finished tower. Use the microphone tool 🎤 to answer these questions:
What was the hardest part about building your tower?
What would you do differently next time to make it even taller?"
Wnen completed all tasks
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Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
Unit Overview: Think Like an Engineer! Focus: Students will explore basic engineering principles by designing, building, and testing solutions to simple problems. They will learn about strong structures, simple machines, and how different parts can work together in a system. Lesson 1: What is an Engineer? Lesson 2: Super Strong Shapes