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TRY THIS AT HOME: gumdrop engineering

12/3/2016

 
Engineering is the science of creating, inventing, or designing something that addresses a problem or otherwise makes life easier for us. Through engineering, we can explore a problem through a creative lens and create that which we imagine.

Below are some simple ways you and your young scientist can explore science together through engineering.
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BASIC MATERIALS:
Gumdrops (or small marshmallows), toothpicks. Optional: skewers


EXPERIMENT #1: 3D SHAPES
Using gumdrops (or marshmallows) and toothpicks (or skewers), create basic shapes then build them into 3-dimensional shapes that can double as tree ornaments.


EXPERIMENT #2: GUMDROP CHRISTMAS TREES
Use green gumdrops and toothpicks to create your very own gumdrop Christmas tree. We recommend creating a wide triangle base and building upward while making the triangle smaller. Top your gumdrop Christmas tree with a colorful gumdrop.


EXPERIMENT #3: BUILDING CHALLENGES
For the first challenge you'll use 5 toothpicks and 10 gumdrops to create the tallest tower that doesn't fall over.

For the second challenge, use 10 toothpicks and 20 gumdrops to create a stable structure.

Did you try this experiment at home?
​Tell us about it and show us your results!

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