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Pumpkin Pipeline

Published on Oct 20, 2016

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Pumpkin Pipeline

Engineering water for the pumpkins
Photo by ginnerobot

Help!

  • The pumpkins in the pumpkin patch are in danger! The irrigation system has malfunctioned and the pumpkin farmer needs a new way to get water to the poor pumpkins.
Photo by betsyweber

Your challenge:
build a pipeline that will carry water to the poor pumpkins

Photo by Dylan Luder

Constraints

  • You may use no more than 5 materials.
  • Your pipeline must stand on its own.
  • Pipeline must carry 30 mL of water and carry it at LEAST 30 cm.
  • The water should be delivered into a container.
Photo by minnepixel

Materials

  • straws
  • aluminum foil
  • popsicle sticks
  • play doh
  • clothespins
  • cups
  • Other random supplies from around the room (ASK ME IF I HAVE SOMETHING)
Photo by Jeff Kubina

And of course

  • Water
  • A cup to collect the water
  • Meter stick
  • paper towels for clean up
Photo by NoJuan

Test and re-design as needed

2 working days and then we irrigate the pumpkin patch
Photo by ginnerobot