In this activity, teams of students learn about the history and engineering behind big wheels (Ferris wheels) by constructing a working model using pasta, glue, and teabags.

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american society for engineering education, american society for engineering education: egfi: build a big wheel, ohio dt.3.2, work as a team to identify possible problems to solve and their potential technological solutions, engineering design process projects

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