Sure, you may be able to build a better mousetrap, but what about a gum dispenser? In a fun engineering challenge, teams must design and build a working interactive gumball machine with specific constraints and criteria.

Concepts

engineering design, engineering, technology resources

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Additional Tags

engineering challenge, engineering design process, creative engineering, ngss engineering standards

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Pros

• Real-world engineering challenge makes learning more fun and relevant
• Walks though every step of the engineering design process
• Encourages creativity while meeting rigorous standards
• Adaptable to many grade levels

Cons

• Requires a large variety of materials
• Classes that have not used the engineering design process will need more explicit instructions at some phases of the lesson