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Super Slinger Engineering Challenge
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Quinn, Jared R. Billiar, Kristen Camesano, Terri |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students are challenged to design, build and test small-scale launchers while they learn and follow the steps of the engineering design process. For the challenge, the "slingers" must be able to aim and launch Ping-Pong balls 20 feet into a goal using ordinary building materials such as tape, string, plastic spoons, film canisters, plastic cups, rubber bands and paper clips. Students are challenged to design, build and test small-scale launchers while they learn and follow the steps of the engineering design process. For the challenge, the "slingers" must be able to aim and launch Ping-Pong balls 20 feet into a goal using ordinary building materials such as tape, string, plastic spoons, film canisters, plastic cups, rubber bands and paper clips. Students first learn about defining the problem and why each step of the process is important. Teams develop solutions and determine which is the best based on design requirements. After making drawings, constructing and testing prototypes, they evaluate the results and make recommendations for potential second-generation prototypes. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Science and Technology Equipment Design Function Constraint Requirement Problem Statement Prototype Engineering Design Process Launcher Objective |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H45M |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Technical |
