It's okay to play with your food—just this once! Scholars design and create meshes and chutes to sort pasta by size and shape. They test their designs and make improvements as necessary.

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Concepts

engineering design, sorting, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

Have a contest to see which group can sort pasta the fastest and most accurately

Classroom Considerations

Project requires a variety of materials; see list in resources
Requires some prior preparation

Pros

Provides very detailed instructions for the activity
Includes separate guidance questions for younger learners versus older learners and adults

Cons

None

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