Need a quick activity that requires only newspaper and tape? Maybe an activity for a family science night?
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Consider this online resource adapted from PBS that combines science and engineering.
It includes a clearly written procedure, vocabulary, background, and suggestions for an assessment. It could be completed by teams of engineer/scientists in your classroom!
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My students love this activity. The site suggests 20 minutes but my students always ask for more time to try variations they’ve seen other teams attempt. That’s what scientists do right, build on each other’s work?
Consider including poetry with this activity. I have two blog posts, Poetry About Motion and More Poetry about Motion that can get you started collecting poems!
WikiHow has a resource for creating a spaghetti bridge, a popsicle stick tower, and a tower of playing cards. I think all those options goes along with what you suggest in this blog. I like that all the activities need simple stuff so families can try them at home.