Contents

Activity
Method
Engineering Principle
Age Group
Materials and Supplies
Meeting Requirements

Activity

This activity will involve the assembly of several parts to make a toy cork gun. Each child will make his/her own gun.

Method

There are two parts to the activity: building the gun and playing with it.

Assembling: The children will be given explicit instructions on how to assemble the gun. It will begin as six separate pieces.

Using: After assembling the toy, the children will be able to see the engineering principle by using the gun. It can be fired many times because the cork is reusable.

Engineering Principle

This device demonstrates the principle of pressure. It uses an increase in pressure in a tube to launch a cork.

Age Group

Ideally, this would be a project for a third grade child, who is approximately eight to nine years old.

Materials and Supplies

The toy is made from six separate pieces. Only glue is necessary to assemble it(See diagram).

Meeting Requirements

After considering several ideas, this one was chosen becuase it best satisfies all the requirements.