Engineering Notebook

A good support can stop a bridge from tipping.

Build, test and improve in Bridge Builder to discover this idea.

Ropes can hold things by pulling.

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Everything is pulled down, so things fall and roll downhill.

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Something moving keeps going — and can push other things along.

Build, test and improve in Marble Machine to discover this idea.

Water runs downhill and follows the path you give it.

Build, test and improve in Water Works to discover this idea.

Turning can be passed on from one gear or wheel to the next.

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Push hard one way and you move the other way.

Build, test and improve in Rocket Lab to discover this idea.

A flame heats water until it boils and turns into steam.

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Light travels in straight lines — until something bends or blocks it.

Build, test and improve in Light Lab to discover this idea.

Steady things resist spinning and tipping over.

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Springs squash, then push back.

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Small gears spin faster; flat and uphill paths slow things down.

Build, test and improve in Marble Machine to discover this idea.

Change the path or the push, and things go a different way.

Build, test and improve in Marble Machine to discover this idea.