40 minutes

Lesson Objectives: 

• Operate NoRILLA in COMPETE Mode

• Practice evaluating failures of structures to behave as desired as a scientific process.

• Build and test a specific variety of structures with features that will impact their stability.

• Predict the outcome when shaking the created structures and support the predictions, then test the structure for stability.

• Discuss the results of their structure when shaken using appropriate terminology.

• Optional for older students: Build their own structures using features they believe will increase stability

Materials Needed:

• NoRILLA

• Paper (printed Maker Worksheet)

• Glue dots or glue

• Scissors

• Color pencils/crayons or paint

• Resource to view videos

• “How to make a pop up paper village” video

• Optional: means for students to record or take photos