We celebrated Space Week today in Muinteoir Mairead’s 3rd class! We investigated gravity, motion, and forces, to design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land on another planet.
Just as engineers have to develop solutions for landing different vehicle types on the moon and Mars, we followed the engineering design process to design and build a shock-absorbing system out of paper, straws, and mini-marshmallows; we attached our shock absorber to a cardboard platform; and improved our design based on testing results.