Engineer

Technology Group

  Do Five of These:

1. List 10 different things engineers do.
2. Visit a construction job. Look at a set of plans. Tell your Webelos den leader about these. (Get permission before you visit.)
3. Visit a civil engineer to understand how to measure the length of a property line. Explain how property lines are determined.
4. Tell about how electricity is generated and then gets to your home.
5. Construct a simple working electrical circuit using a flashlight battery, a switch, and a light.
6. Make drawings of three kinds of bridges and explain their differences. Construct a model bridge of your choice.
7. Make a block and tackle and show how it works.
8. Build a catapult and show how it works.
9. Draw a floor plan of your house. Include doors, windows, and stairways.
10. Explain how engineers use computers