Curtis Rising Star Science Challenge
Engineering Journal
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Design a Scaffolding System
Goal: Design a scaffolding system.
Height:
My scaffolding system must be stable. This means it can balance without
me touching it.
Imagine
Imagine at least two solutions to the problem.
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Plan
Work with your group to come up with a plan.
Draw the plan for your design below.
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Create
Here are the steps we followed to create our design:
First, my team:
Next, my team:
Last, my team:
Test 1
Check off the criteria your group met.
□ Our design is tall enough.
Our design height is: ______________ .
□ Our design is stable.
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Improve
My team will improve our design by:
Test 2
Check off the criteria your group met for your improved design.
□ Our improved design is tall enough.
Our improved design height is: ______________ .
□ Our improved design is stable.
Reflect:
My design did did not improve. I know because:
If we had more time, my team would improve our design by:
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Design a Roller Coaster
Goal: Design a roller coaster.
Length: My roller coaster must go from a chair to the floor.
My scaffolding system must be safe. This means the marble does not fall
off the track.
Imagine
Imagine at least two solutions to the problem.
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Plan
Work with your group to come up with a plan.
Draw the plan for your design below.
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Create
Here are the steps we followed to create our design:
First, my team:
Next, my team:
Last, my team:
Test 1
Check off the criteria your group met.
□ Our design is long enough to go from the chair to the floor.
□ Our design is safe.
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Improve
My team will improve our design by:
Test 2
Check off the criteria your group met.
□ Our design is long enough to go from the chair to the floor.
□ Our design is safe.
Reflect:
My design did did not improve. I know because:
If we had more time, my team would improve our design by:
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Design Play Dough
Goal: Design high quality play dough.
Play Dough Quality
High Quality Medium Quality Low Quality
3 2 1
Imagine
What are the properties of our materials?
Water Flour Salt
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Plan
Work with your group to come up with a plan.
Glue your steps below. You do not need to fill in all steps.
1.
2.
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3.
4.
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5.
6.
7.
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8.
Test 1
Our play dough quality is (circle answer):
1 2 3
Improve
My team will improve our design by:
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Test 2
Our play dough quality is (circle answer):
1 2 3
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Reflect:
My design did did not improve. I know because:
If we had more time, my team would improve our design by:
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Water Runoff Reduction System
Goal: Design a system which will reduce water runoff into a lake
from a nearby city.
Original lake level:
Centimeters (cm)
Create a system which will reduce water runoff in an urban landscape to
less than:
cm
Imagine
Imagine at least two solutions to the problem.
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Plan
Work with your group to come up with a plan.
Draw the plan for your design below.
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Create
Here are the steps we followed to create our design:
First, my team:
Next, my team:
Last, my team:
Test 1
Water level after rain:
cm
Check off the criteria your group met.
□ Our system reduced the water runoff.
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Improve
My team will improve our design by:
Test 2
Water level after rain:
cm
Check off the criteria your group met.
□ Our system reduced the water runoff.
Reflect:
My design did did not improve. I know because:
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If we had more time, my team would improve our design by:
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Design a Zip Line
Goal: Design a container which can transport a company’s
products using a zip line to a town on the other side of a
protected forest.
Distance:
The container must deliver the payload into the destination without
dropping in on the ground.
Imagine
Imagine at least two solutions to the problem.
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Plan
Work with your group to come up with a plan.
Draw the plan for your design below.
Check off the 5 materials your group will use. You may select an item
multiple times.
□ Small paper cup □ Plastic cup
□ Large paper cup □ Paper
□ Index card □ Yarn, 12 in.
□ Wax paper, 12 in. x 12 in. □ Aluminum foil 12 in. x 12 in.
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□ Paper clip □ Masking tape, 12 in.
Create
Here are the steps we followed to create our design:
First, my team:
Next, my team:
Last, my team:
Test 1
Check off the criteria your group met. Record test data on your graph.
□ Our design is stable. The payload did not drop onto the ground.
□ Our design traveled far enough.
The distance our container traveled is:
□ Our design delivered the payload successfully to the destination.
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Improve
My team will improve our design by:
Test 2
Check off the criteria your group met. Record test data on your graph.
□ Our design is stable. The payload did not drop onto the ground.
□ Our design traveled far enough.
The distance our container traveled is:
□ Our design delivered the payload successfully to the destination.
Reflect:
My design did did not improve. I know because:
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If we had more time, my team would improve our design by:
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Design a Paper-copter
Goal: Design a paper-copter which can drop slowly.
The copter must drop feet.
The blades cause drag.
Gravity pulls down.
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Imagine
Blade Shape Circle Square Triangle
Drop Time
Draw the shapes in order from slowest to fastest.
Circle the shape which was most successful:
Circle the shape which was least successful:
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Plan
Circle which shape you will use for your blades?
Which size will you use for your blades? 1 2 3 4 5
Draw your paper-copter:
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Create
Here are the steps we followed to create our design:
First, my team:
Next, my team:
Last, my team:
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Test 1
How long did your paper-copter take to drop?
seconds
Improve
My team will improve our design by:
Test 2
How long did your paper-copter take to drop?
seconds
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Compare your designs. Create a bar graph.
Seconds
Test 1 Test 2
Reflect:
My design did did not improve. I know because:
If we had more time, my team would improve our design by:
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Design a Telephone
Goal: Design a telephone which transfer sound clearly.
The sound must travel feet.
words must be heard clearly.
Imagine
Draw at least two ideas.
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Plan
Circle which size and material you will use for your cup to speak in:
Small Plastic
Medium Paper
Large Styrofoam
Circle which size and material you will use for your cup to speak in:
Small Plastic
Medium Paper
Large Styrofoam
Which material will you use to connect the cups?
String Yarn Rubber band
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Draw your plan for your telephone:
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Create
Here are the steps we followed to create our design:
First, my team:
Next, my team:
Last, my team:
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Test 1
Write down the words you heard:
What is your score out of 5 words?
words
Improve
My team will improve our design by:
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Test 2
Write down the words you heard:
What is your score out of 5 words?
words
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Reflect:
My design did did not improve. I know because:
If we had more time, my team would improve our design by:
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