Up your students’ knowledge and skills with Engineering Camp in a Box. Filled to the brim with fun, easy-to-use resources, this box has everything students need to engage, create, and investigate.
Gravity Light Design Challenge Overview
With this fun-filled box, students design, construct, and test a light that can be powered by gravity. The gravity light must change the kinetic energy of a falling mass to transfer from the object to a generator.
Who It’s For:
Middle schoolers (6th – 8th grade students) will find substantial value in this design challenge, equipped with all the necessary materials. Using the Argument-Driven Inquiry instructional model, students will explore energy and matter, ratio and reasoning, and systems and system models.
Standards Alignment
Click here to view a detailed standards alignment document for this design challenge.
More details
- Serves up to 24 students working in small groups.
- Designed for middle school students.
- Takes approximately 12 hours and can be completed over the course of two to three days, but remains flexible to your group's needs.
- Before starting your Engineering Camp, take the self-paced online training to learn about the ADI instructional model, the specific design challenges, and how to efficiently administer an Engineering Camp for 24 to 1000+ students.
Also Included!
- Community Building Box with supplies needed to complete five Engineering icebreakers to boost participation
- Group toolbox for optimal organization, which includes various engineering tools, such as scissors, hammers, pencils, markers, hobby snippers, screwdrivers, safety glasses, and more
- A teacher guide with lesson plans, discussion questions, and student handouts to guide students’ knowledge
- Online introduction video, digital downloads, and more
How many boxes should I purchase?
We recommend for every week (5 days) of camp you will need two Engineering Camp boxes per 24 students.