Example Score Calculation for the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge
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Lesson Plan
Grade: 3rd-5th
12 reviews
In this fun engineering lesson plan, your students will build rubber band-powered cars using readily available craft supplies. The challenge is to build a car that goes as far as possible while making careful use of materials.
Middle school and
high school
versions of this lesson plan are also available. This lesson was part of the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge.
Note for K-2 teachers: you can do this challenge with younger students too! Contest entry is open to all K-12…
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NGSS Performance Expectations:
- 3-5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Lesson Plan
Grade: 6th-8th
16 reviews
In this fun engineering lesson plan, your students will build rubber band-powered cars using readily available craft supplies. The challenge is to build a car that goes as far as possible while making careful use of materials.
Elementary school and
high school versions of this lesson plan are also available. This lesson was part of the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge.
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NGSS Performance Expectations:
- MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Lesson Plan
Grade: 9th-12th
7 reviews
In this fun engineering lesson plan, your students will build rubber band-powered cars using readily available craft supplies. The challenge is to build a car that goes as far as possible while making careful use of materials.
Elementary school and
middle school versions of this lesson plan are also available. This lesson was part of the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge.
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NGSS Performance Expectations:
- High School - Science & Engineering Practices
Engineering Design Process
In this engineering challenge, you will build a car powered by nothing but a rubber band. The farther the car goes, and the fewer materials you use to build it, the higher your score. The 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge is over, but you can check out this page to see our other past engineering challenges and what this year's challenge will be! Teachers, lesson plan versions of this challenge are also available.
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