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Duration: 30+ min. Concepts/Skills: 3D design, structural integrity, spatial reasoning, aerodynamics. Objectives: Students will: Create an inflatable from household items. Ever seen those wacky waving tube dudes outside a car dealership or furniture store? Build your own DIY version!
Inflatables can be created from all kinds of materials. Explore your junk drawer or garage to find fun odds and ends to give your creation personality. Who says all the fun has to happen at The Tech Interactive? This DIY engineering activity can be done with inexpensive store-bought supplies and things you find around the house! DIY Inflatables
Inflatables. What are inflatables? Ever seen those wacky waving tube dudes outside a car dealership or furniture store? Imagine a DIY version! In this playful, open-ended activity, thin plastic is cut into shapes and taped together so it inflates when placed over an air source, such as a fan.
Instructions Part 1: Build a Ninja Walk Obstacle Course Have fun creating an obstacle course! It can be as simple as a “lava” path across your couch or a more elaborate course through a room or outside. Try to choose a space that won’t be too disruptive to others (if you have to walk
Build a structure to take on an earthquake. Our latest activity sizes up your seismic safety. You’ll make a simple shake table and then construct a building that can withstand your shakes, rattles and rolls. Duration: DIY Shake Table: 5-30 min. Earthquake-Safe Structure: 45+ min. Subject: Engineering Design Challenge.
DIY Inflatables and Interactive materials. Credit: Kyung Yun Choi. . Detailed instructions and templates to create interactive inflatables out of wasted materials. Motivation. Since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, tangible prototyping and quick idea validation at home environment with limited resources has been challenging.
Make an inflatable bubble tent by collecting TPU or PVC sheets, an air blower, and a heat sealer. Cut the sheets into two circles and a tunnel. Use the sealer to join edges, then leave space for a zipper and blower. Attach the zipper, connect the blower, and inflate. Secure with stakes.
