Students always love a classic rocket design challenge to bring Newton's Laws to life! No matter the age, students can explore how every action has an equal and opposite reaction and how to apply these principals to solve a challenge. The engineering design process is central to these challenges, which are often completed over several class periods to cover planning, building, testing, and reflecting. Use a 4 inch PVC adapter for the ISS resting on the floor.įind a playground ball: the larger and heavier, the easier the challenge.ĭuring stage 2, students apply math and science concepts to solve an engineering problem using technology.
EGG DROP CHALLENGE FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING FULL
Here are the basics instructions ( find full instructions with activity guide here):ĭrill 8 evenly spaced holes into a 3 inch PVC adapter (some stores will even drill the holes for you).Īttach a 5 foot polypropylene cord or similar rope to each hole. This challenge is a big hit during our STEM Family Nights, and the instructions of this activity are also included in our STEM Night planning guide. We've done this activity with ages ranging from preschool to adults! Find the instructions for the space docking kit here. As shown below, 8 students work together to move a PVC ring with a ball balanced on top (the astronauts) to lock with a larger ring (the ISS) placed on the ground. This activity is easily adaptable by increasing the lenth of string, size of ball, or distance to the larger ring. To simulate this maneveaour, our students complete the Space Docking Challenge.
Check out this video of SpaceX docking to the ISS. But do you know how astronauts move from their rocket to the ISS? A pilot carefully navigates the space vehicle to a docking port. This ensures that a safe and reliable rocket is built to hurl humans into space! Once on the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts must work together to survive the hazards of space (just watch any space movie). Each NASA rocket launch takes years of work and hunderds of scientists and engineers working as a team. Stage 1: Astronaut Teambuilding Challenge
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