Positioning Tower Cranes During Construction on the National Mall
How do builders ensure large cranes don’t cause damage to the buildings around them? In this Spark101 case challenge, students help the team from Clark Construction determine the crane placement on a very important job si…
Assessing Robotic Precision on the Press Line
What happens when the machinery designed to stamp sheet metal into usable car parts along a bustling production line does not move quickly enough? In this Spark 101 case challenge, students will help Toyota engineers iden…
Clean Drinking Water: Using the Scientific Method
Knowing how to solve problems is critical to creating successful solutions. This video outlines the seven-step Scientific Method for students, providing a practical framework for other problem solving. The video uses th…