Science News for Kids » problem solving http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Engineering: The route to problem-solving http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/engineering-the-route-to-problem-solving/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/engineering-the-route-to-problem-solving/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:24:46 +0000 Helen Fields http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15550 Teams of young researchers brainstormed ways to protect a raw egg — sometimes using bubble wrap — so that it could be dropped from various heights without breaking at a major competition in Washington, D.C., last fall. Students from around the country came together to work on engineering challenges. Credit: iStockphoto

Young researchers learn how math and science are used in the real world, from protecting eggs to delivering tap water]]> Teams of young researchers brainstormed ways to protect a raw egg — sometimes using bubble wrap — so that it could be dropped from various heights without breaking at a major competition in Washington, D.C., last fall. Students from around the country came together to work on engineering challenges. Credit: iStockphoto

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