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Supplies

• Newspapers
• Masking Tape

Instructions:

1. Roll a newspaper sheet into a tube and secure with tape.
2. Experiment with other ways to shape your newspaper sheets. (For example: fold accordion style, crumple into a ball, etc.)
3. Use tape to attach your newspaper shapes together to form a structure.
4. What can you build? Try following the Engineering Design Process.

Age Adjustments

• Younger Children:
  • Suggest structures to build, like a house for a doll, a garage for a car, or a skyscraper.
  • Practice counting by asking how many tubes they used to create their structure.
• Older Children:
  • Try building a replica of a famous structure, like the Eiffel Tower or the Parthenon.
  • Present a challenge to complete: Who can build the tallest tower? Can you build a structure that holds a book 12 inches off the ground? Can you build a structure that you fit inside?

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