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Now that you've been exploring how materials, shapes, and forces affect tunnels, it's time to put your ideas together in a tunnel you design and build. Think BIG!

Your Challenge:
Design and build a tunnel through a tub of sand without touching the sand with your hands, using any or all of these materials:

  • plastic spoon
  • 4 toilet-paper tubes
  • paper
  • tape
  • paper cup


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