Engineering Design – Can you design a toy that uses all three states of matter (solid, liquid and gas)?
Engineering Design Read Aloud Books:
ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
Materials:
- These are some examples of each state of matter that you can use for your toy:
| Solids: | Liquids: | Gases: |
| – Cardboard or paper – Strings of any type – Paper clips or other fasteners – Any other materials, such as items you’ll find in your recycling bin | – Water (inside a balloon) – Other liquids inside of a sealed container (such as a glitter sensory bottle) – GluePaint | – Balloon (blown up) – Bubble wrap – Ball – Any porous object |
- Paper to make a plan
- Pencil
What to do:
- Follow the Engineering Design steps to plan, test and revise your toy
- Take a picture of your “Three States of Matter Toy” and share it with your teacher!
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