Can You Build a Skyscraper up to the Sky?

ENGINEERING&TECHNOLOGY

Curiosity trigger

Students will build their own skyscrapers from Styrofoam and wood, which will then undergo strength tests. They will also watch a film featuring an architect and learn about the tallest buildings in the world.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion
Creative problem-solving

In this lesson, you will cover:

You will need

Garden pots with soil, fine gravel, coarser gravel and sand, hammers, Styrofoam, wooden blocks, a measuring tape and a hairdryer. Preparing the materials for the classes can be a bit challenging, but the fun the students will have building their own skyscrapers will be rewarding in itself.

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Authors

Author: Kacper Wasilewski and the Association of Bridge Engineers
Speaker: Raquel Ramati
Methodology: Urszula Wojtowicz, Ewa Golik
Translation: George Lisowski
Producer: Marta Przywara

Source

This lesson plan is a modification of one created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

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