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Wind Maze

Grades 4-12 90 minutes Design Challenge Learning Physical Science

Wind Maze

Students will explore the elements by designing a wind maze, a device that can direct the wind along a specific path.

Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Objectives:

  • Design and test a wind maze.
  • Consider how to direct the wind down an intended path by creating bends in the maze.
  • Use observations from their tests to compare solutions and iterate on their designs.

The Tech Challenge

This resource was developed to prepare students for the 2023 Tech Challenge. Each year The Tech Challenge invites teams of students in Grades 4-12 to use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem.

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Standards alignment

  • Engineering Design
  • Mathematics: Geometry
  • Mathematics: Measurement and Data