In the Paper Boat problem, members are requested to make a ship out of paper and a small quantity of tape, glue or staples. Everyone must be utilizing the identical quantity of supplies. Each boat will probably be required to carry a small cargo (marbles, pencils, or little toy collectible figurines work properly). The boat that continues to be floating the longest is the winner. A variation of this problem is to permit groups to make use of as a lot or as little paper as they need, however have a heavier cargo (a baseball or ebook). The lightest boat that may float the cargo for 1 minute is the winner.

Engineering challenges are enjoyable actions which can be ceaselessly assigned to college students in physics or engineering lessons, however they will simply be used exterior of those venues. An engineering problem normally has a easy purpose and a few guidelines about what kinds of supplies you might be allowed to make use of. These are nice methods to get folks pondering creatively and to foster teamwork and competitors. Try an engineering problem at a birthday celebration, workplace outing, scout assembly, or every other gathering the place you wish to have enjoyable and train your creativity.