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Trashketball

  1. Grades 9-12

$39

Build a pop-action basketball trash can and sink a 3-pointer! Construct the bin, then engineer a lid system with complex linkages that automatically flips open a hoop to shoot for. Learn all about parabolas, the mechanics of basketball, and how linkages work before you practice your aim, shoot, and score!


Academic Standards

  1. HS-ETS1-2: Engineering Design
  2. RH.9-10.2: English Language Arts > History/Social Studies
  3. RST.9-10.2: English Language Arts > Science & Technical Subjects

Why it’s awesome

  1. Link together

    Explore the mechanics of engineering movement with complex linkages.

  2. Chores score!

    Clean up your room by transforming a mundane task into a game.

  3. Behind the ball

    Discover the history of basketball and the science of shooting hoops.

What’s included?

    Topics explored

    1. Mechanical linkages

    2. Physics of basketball

    3. Parabolic motion