Engineering Encounters: Building a Spaghetti Structure

by: Douglas Llewellyn, Sandra Pray, Rob DeRose, and William Ottman

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In this month's issue an upper elementary STEM challenge brings an engineer into the classroom while emphasizing cooperation, communication, and creativity.

Grade Levels

Elementary

Topics

Earth & Space Science Engineering STEM

Details

Type Journal ArticlePub Date 10/1/2016Stock # sc16_054_02_70Volume 054Issue 02

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I've done this activity with kids at work and it is really tough and they had so much fun!

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