Imagine you have three paper cups. Cup 1 is covered with a tissue paper, Cup 2 with a plain sheet of paper, and Cup 3 with a Styrofoam plate.
1. Which cup will be the most stable on an unstable surface such as a pillow, a bed, or a couch? Cup with tissue paper
2. Which cup will be the most stable on a stable surface such as a table, a countertop, or hard floor? All three cups
3. Which cup will most easily hold the load of an object such as a coin?
4. Which cup will most easily hold the load of a book or a folder?
5. If water is poured into each cup, what materials will last and what materials will get damaged?
6. Which cup will retain some amount of water? What drainage techniques can be used to prevent any standing water?