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Three-Tower Types Challenge: Tower Investigation and the Egg
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | In this activity, student groups design and build three types of towers (guyed or cable-supported, free-standing or self-standing, and monopole), engineering them to meet the requirements that they hold an egg one foot high for 15 seconds. Towers have been a part of developed society for centuries, serving a variety of purposes, from watch towers to modern cell towers. In this activity, student groups design and build three types of towers (guyed or cable-supported, free-standing or self-standing, and monopole), engineering them to meet the requirements that they hold an egg one foot high for 15 seconds. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Subject Keyword | Science and Technology Contest Tower Type Force Engineering Design Process |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Technical |