Many structures are built around frameworks made of straight, rigid pieces of wood or metal, called members, connected together. Forces generated in the members support the structure.
In this activity, drinking straws are used as members, to make a self-supporting dome.
SMG Learning Activities – Build a Dome (PDF Document)
Learn about Tim Peake’s Spacecraft, Soyuz, and his journey to the International Space Station with our free image bank.
This Science Museum game allows you to design and test your own all-terrain space rover.
Build your own pinball machine and use it to explore Newton’s Laws of Motion while challenging your friends!
See what would happen to marshmallows, and yourself, in the low-pressure environment of space.
