Parent and Teacher Resources

Educational Resources

Think differently. Download our fun problem solving activities here. Let children find out for themselves just how rewarding design engineering can be.

    Build a spaghetti bridge
    Take a leaf out of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's book and construct a bridge. Your challenge is to build it out of spaghetti but strong enough to support a 250g bag of sugar.
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    Change states
    Can you fit a hardboiled egg into a narrow-necked bottle? Find the answer out here.
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    Create a marble run
    Design engineers use cardboard for prototyping and early testing. You can be an engineer, too! Find a large box and turn it into a marble run.
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    Build a geodesic dome
    Richard Buckminster Fuller didn't use gumdrops and toothpicks to help construct his incredibly strong structures, but that's your challenge.
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