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Trashketball

Grades 9-12

Price: $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

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

Why it’s awesome

Link together
Explore the mechanics of engineering movement with complex linkages.
Chores score!
Clean up your room by transforming a mundane task into a game.
Behind the ball
Discover the history of basketball and the science of shooting hoops.