TeachEngineering
Welcome to Teach Engineering
Teach Engineering (TE) empowers formal and informal educators, regardless of engineering experience, to lead with confidence and spark students’ excitement for discovery. By connecting classroom learning to real-world possibilities, TE helps teachers introduce engineering to all students to inspire the next generation of creators and changemakers.
Free, Standards-Aligned Engineering Curriculum for K–12 Teachers
The Teach Engineering Digital Library empowers educators to create engaging STEM experiences with 2,200+ peer-reviewed, hands-on activities and lessons designed to bring real-world engineering into your classroom. Find curricula aligned to NGSS and state standards to spark your students' interests.
Professional Development
Teach Engineering professional development equips formal and informal K-12 educators with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to integrate engineering design and design thinking into their existing STEM curriculum, and increase student access to critical learning opportunities.
Engineering Education Community of Practice
Creating opportunities for students to engage with engineering and` engineering design thinking is critical to Teach Engineering's mission. The Engineering Education Community of Practice connects organizations with similar missions to make engineering education more accessible by sharing resources and opportunities to support educators.
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Elementary School
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LessonGrades 3 - 5Engineering: Simple MachinesSimple machines are devices with few or no moving parts that make work easier. Students are introduced to the six types of simple machines — the…
LessonGrades 3 - 5Powerful PulleysStudents continue to explore the story of building a pyramid, learning about the simple machine called a pulley. They learn how a pulley can be used…
ActivityGrades K - 2Do Different Colors Absorb Heat Better?Students test whether the color of a material affects how much heat it absorbs. They leave ice cubes placed in boxes made of colored paper (one box…
Middle School
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ActivityGrades 4 - 6Air - Is It Really There?By watching and performing several simple experiments, students develop an understanding of the properties of air: it has mass, it takes up space, it…
LessonGrades 6 - 8Physics of Roller CoastersStudents explore the physics exploited by engineers in designing today's roller coasters, including potential and kinetic energy, friction and…
LessonGrades 6 - 8Designing BridgesStudents learn about the types of possible loads, how to calculate ultimate load combinations, and investigate the different sizes for the beams…
High School
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LessonGrades 9 - 12Archimedes' Principle, Pascal's Law and Bernoulli's PrincipleStudents are introduced to Pascal's law, Archimedes' principle and Bernoulli's principle. Fundamental definitions, equations, practice problems and…
LessonGrades 11 - 12Doing the Math: Analysis of Forces in a Truss BridgeIn this lesson, students learn the basics of the analysis of forces engineers perform at the truss joints to calculate the strength of a truss…
ActivityGrades 9 - 12Building a Piezoelectric GeneratorStudents learn how to build simple piezoelectric generators to power LEDs. To do this, they incorporate into a circuit a piezoelectric element that…
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My students are more engaged because each activity connects science and math to real engineering challenges they can actually build and test.
The standards alignment and materials lists save me hours of planning time every week, and the lessons are ready to use.