Building with a Variety of Materials - Lesson 3 | Protecting your Noggin'!

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The Protecting your Noggin'! activity can also be found within the Building with a Variety of Materials - Let's Do Science Bundle. If you are interested in purchasing this activity and more, you can check out the Building with a Variety of Materials bundle here.

Ideal for grade 3, during the Protecting your Noggin'! activity students will use household materials to build an egg protector and protect an egg from a fall.

By the end of the activity students should be able to:

• Identify the purpose of helmets/protection devices
• Use a variety of materials to construct a protection device
• Use a variety of designs to construct a protection device
• Compare effectiveness of various designs and materials
• Work with other students, using skills such as listening, speaking and problem solving in order to complete a construction project

Additional resources included with the activity plan:

• Student worksheet

Additional resources required:

• Various construction materials
• 2 eggs per group
• Garbage bags