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VR September Engineering Challenge

Gold Level Homework

VR SeptemberEngineering Challenge Gold Level Homework

Due Week of September 25-29

School Wide Gold Homework Challenge

Vineyard Ranch provides opportunities for students to enrich and extend the curriculum through homework differentiation. We hope students take advantage of these monthly challenges to develop critical thinking and creativity.

Apples, Apples, Apples

Choose from the three engineering challenge options below. Projects will be displayed in the library the first few weeks in October.


  • Drop projects in the library September 25-29.
  • Label with name and teacher's name.
  • Projects will be displayed until October 20.
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Apples Alley

Using apples and school supplies, students create an apple-catcher to protect the fruit from hitting the ground.
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Apple Annihilator

Using apples and school supplies, students build an apple wrecking ball to to “annihilate” markers and/or test for accuracy.
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Apple Aloft

Using apples and school supplies, students build the tallest tower possible with an the apple perched at the top.

Reflection

  • What was the most challenging part of the project?
  • Name one adjustment you made to improve your project.
  • What surprised you?
  • How could your learning be applied in real life?


Reflections can be submitted through simple video, paper, or copy the Google Doc template linked below. If you choose Google, share your document with your teacher.

Google Log In

Username: child's school email address

(first letter of first name, last name, last four digits of student ID +@stu.neisd.net)


Password: student ID number


Example (not a real log in)

UN: mbarnes10@stu.neisd.net

PW: 102938