Discovery Activities: Designing "Attractive" Structures

Working in engineering teams, students use magnetic materials, geometry, and their own creativity to design and construct a structure that must meet specific design criteria.

Contact Information

For more information about this program, contact:

Menzel Smith-Jones
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg.400C – P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
631-344-4495 (phone)
631-344-7098 (fax)
slc@bnl.gov

Working in engineering teams, students use magnetic materials, geometry, and their own creativity to design and construct a structure that must meet specific design criteria.

Audience for This Program

Elementary

Grades: 5-6

Program Benefits

Lesson Objectives

1) Discover the role of a structural engineer.

2) Test geometric shapes for strength and evaluate the best for use in their structure.

3) Construct designs that meet the specified design criteria.