Many engineering disciplines are concerned with the creation of tangible objects, however using physical objects to facilitate learning in the engineering classroom is not broadly applied. Tangible objects are primarily used in design projects, with less attention to objects in other engineering activities. Nowadays a lot of attention is given on the Making and Maker movement. Questions remain whatever these activities help people learn engineering. We have completed two studies investigating the efficacy on concrete objects in the same engineering task with different experiential conditions. This work-in-progress is the third study from a line of research, where now virtual objects are included as a new study condition.