Strength-To-Weight Challenge

Students carry out an investigation to explore how the strength-to-weight ratio of a cardboard structure is affected by cutting out pieces of the cardboard.

Subject: Science
Topics: Physics
Grades: 7 - 12
Knowledge and Skills:
- Forces, Resolution of Vectors

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