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TeachEngineering.org is an inspiring gateway for educators who want to bring the power of real-world STEM learning into their classrooms. With thousands of free, standards-aligned lessons, activities, and units created by leading universities and educators, TE equips educators with tools that meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), making it easy to weave engineering concepts into any curriculum while staying aligned with academic goals.
Broader Participation = Greater Innovation
More than just a lesson library, Teach Engineering is designed to empower educators, regardless of engineering experience. Through professional development and a community of practice, TE prepares educators to lead with confidence and spark students’ excitement for discovery. By connecting classroom learning to real-world possibilities, Teach Engineering helps teachers inspire the next generation of change makers.
Exploring > Explaining
Teach Engineering ignites curiosity and creativity. Our hands-on lessons and activities invite students to think and act like engineers — to explore challenges, imagine solutions, build prototypes, and learn through experimentation. This process nurtures not only STEM understanding but also the essential skills of collaboration, innovation, and critical thinking that prepare students to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
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Elementary School:
- Engineering: Simple Machines
- Powerful Pulleys
- Do Different Colors Absorb Heat Better?
- Water Cycle
- Waterwheel Work: Energy Transformations and Rotational Rates
Middle School:
- Air - Is It Really There?
- Physics of Roller Coasters
- Spaghetti Bridges
- Designing Bridges
- Design a Catapult
High School:
- Archimedes' Principle, Pascal's Law and Bernoulli's Principle
- Doing the Math: Analysis of Forces in a Truss Bridge
- Building a Piezoelectric Generator
- Creative Engineering Design: Engineering Design Process & Design Thinking
- Creative Engineering Design: Paper Tower Design Challenge
If you're in K-12, or are a K-12 teacher, you really must check out TeachEngineering.org. It is full of lesson plans that help teach engineering to students.
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July 2026 Editor's Pick
Bright Ideas: Exploring Light Reflection and Sun Safety With Micro:Bits
Students engage in a hands-on exploration of vision and light reflection by creating a program that simulates light intensity and how our eyes perceive images using the LED display on the micro: bits and its radio feature. After creating a model of an eye, students ...