Pasta Castle CHALLENGE
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YOUR CHALLENGE IS:
MAKE A PASTA CASTLE USING PASTA, MARSHMALLOWS, AND/OR GLUE
Challenge Closed
Make a pasta castle using pasta, marshmallows, and/or glue. Any type of pasta or marshmallows are allowed. Submit photos of your castle with a short description of your design and any special features such as bridges, arches, towers, or anything fancy. Remember NO FACES in your photos and NO NAMES in your text or photo. Take your awesomeness to new heights ... and good luck!
HOW TO ENTER
Instructions for Students and Teachers
WHO CAN ENTER
K-12 Students in US public, private, and home schools (including U.S. territories & possessions)
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
HOW TO ENTER
Please review the Challenge Rules and Design Guidelines prior to creating your entry.
Challenge Rules Design Guidelines
Challenge Rules Design Guidelines
TEACHERS
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STUDENTS
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STUDENTS
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Dive Into The Challenge
Lesson Plan Details and Challenge Tips!
1. Links & Lessons
2. Brainstorm & Design
Links & Lessons
Brainstorm & Design
Links & Lessons
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Links & Lessons
Brainstorm & Design
LEARN ABOUT THE CHALLENGE
Here are some science concepts and links to get your started with the challenge.
Links & Lessons
Videos
Brainstorm & Design
Explore the properties of spaghetti and marshmallows and design your ultimate pasta castle.
Brainstorming Idea
SPAGHETTI PROPERTIES
What properties does pasta have that could be useful in your build? What makes it buckle, flex or snap? If you hold the spaghetti vertical, how does it deal with a load above it? If you place it horizontal, how does it deal with a load above it? How can you make it stronger?
Brainstorming Idea
MARSHMALLOW PROPERTIES
What properties do marshmallows have that could be useful in your build? Will you use your marshmallows as structural nodes? Do you want to split them? Mush them? Stretch them?
Brainstorming Idea
BRIDGES, ARCHES, TOWERS
What structural elements will define your structure? Will you have a grand entrance, a bridge connecting two areas, or an impressively tall tower?
Brainstorming Idea
MOVEMENT
How can movement make your castle even better? Will the movement be functional or just for fun?
Build & Iterate
FOR THE CLASSROOM
Group Size
Split into 8 teamsApproach
Assign each team a video lesson and have them present what they learnedMaterial
NoneEducator tools
LAUNCHING THE INNOVATORS OF TOMORROW
Future Engineers hosts online contests and challenges for K-12 students, including the recent Mars 2020 "Name the Rover" contest. This challenge platform was developed with support from the US Department of Education and all challenges are free for student/classroom participation.
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