Design Packing to Safely Mail Raw Spaghetti. Grades 3-5 [electronic resource] / Erik Rushton, Emily Ryan and Charles Swift.
This activity is designed to build creative skills based on an everyday problem. The scenario that sometimes packages are dropped and letters get bent is used. How can a special delivery be protected from such unfortunate mishaps? Students use their creative skills to determine a way to mail raw spa...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This activity is designed to build creative skills based on an everyday problem. The scenario that sometimes packages are dropped and letters get bent is used. How can a special delivery be protected from such unfortunate mishaps? Students use their creative skills to determine a way to mail raw spaghetti. A way to safely package the raw spaghetti is chosen using only the materials provided. To test the packing designs, the spaghetti is mailed through the postal system and evaluated after delivery. This activity requires a 20-minute time period for completion. (Author/SOE) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED480782. Availability: Web site: www.prek-12engineering.org/activities/. ERIC Note: Produced by the Office for Technology and Industry Collaboration. For other activities in series, see SE 068 011-041. |
| Physical Description: | 6 pages. |
| Audience: | Practitioners. Teachers. |