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.
Below are some simple ways you and your young scientist can explore science together through engineering.
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.
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!
Tell us about it and show us your results!
