Engineering for the Three Little Pigs
Posted on August 28th, 2014 by Mary Lord
Students learn about the importance of using the right materials for the job by building three different sand castles and testing them for strength and resistance to weathering. They then discuss how the buildings are different and what engineers need to think about when using rocks, soils, and minerals for construction.
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Tags: Civil Engineering, construction, Engineering Design, Materials Engineering, Problem Solving, sand castles, soil
