Pasta is great for cooking—and for making Ferris wheels. Aspiring engineers use an assortment of pasta types to create a functioning Ferris wheel. They keep track of the design process to refine their designs, if necessary. Let's hope no one eats the pasta before building!

Concepts

engineering design, axles, wheels, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide a space for learners to display their creations
  

Classroom Considerations

• A large amount of pasta, as well as other materials, is necessary
  
• Resource suggests spreading the activity out over multiple days to allow glue to dry
  

Pros

• Provides some information on the history of Ferris wheels, as well as associated physics concepts
• Lists some questions to guide class discussions
  

Cons

• None