Trophy Triathlon

Think like an engineer and design, build, and test a trophy that can hold up a sports ball. Students work in teams or independently to build a structure to support a load.

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Trophy Triathlon

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• Student Worksheet

• Sports balls (tennis ball, soccer ball, basketball, baseball, bowling ball)

• Tape measure

• Plastic cones (from recycle store – allow one per team)

• Masking tape (if using tape, limit amount allotted per team. We use 12 inches per team)

• Newspaper

• Wooden dowels

• Craft sticks (small and large)

• Rubber bands

• other building materials

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structures, civil engineering, young learners, design challenge

source

Museum of Science, Boston