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Engineering Derby: Tool Ingenuity
Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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Author | Palermo, Andrew |
Copyright Year | 2016 |
Description | Student teams are challenged to navigate a table tennis ball through a timed obstacle course using only the provided unconventional “tools.” Teams act as engineers by working through the steps of the engineering design process to complete the overall task with each group member responsible to accomplish one of the obstacle course challenges. Student teams are challenged to navigate a table tennis ball through a timed obstacle course using only the provided unconventional “tools.” Teams act as engineers by working through the steps of the engineering design process to complete the overall task with each group member responsible to accomplish one of the obstacle course challenges. Inspired by the engineers who helped the Apollo 13 astronauts through critical problems in space, students must be innovative with the provided supplies to use them as tools to move the ball through the obstacles as swiftly as possible. Groups are encouraged to communicate with each other to share vital information. The course and tool choices are easily customizable for varied age groups and/or difficulty levels. Pre/post assessment handouts, competition rules and judging rubric are provided. |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado University of California Davis |
Subject Keyword | Problem Solving Unconventional Unconventional Supplies Iterative Competition Constraint Communication Deadline Obstacle Unconventional Tools Obstacle Course |
Content Type | Text |
Time Required | PT1H |
Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
Resource Type | Hands-on |
Subject | Technical |