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