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Students design and build a model city powered by the sun! They learn about the benefits of solar power, and how architectural and building engineers…

Students act as structural engineers and learn about forces and load distributions as they follow the steps of the engineering design process to…

Students learn about the role engineers and mathematicians play in developing the perfect bungee cord length by simulating and experimenting with…

Students research simple machines and other mechanisms as they learn about and make Rube Goldberg machines. Working in teams, students utilize the…

Students engage in the science and engineering practice of asking questions as they use balloons to perform simple experiments to make sense of the…

Students learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the greenhouse effect. They construct their own miniature greenhouses and explore how their…

How does mass affect momentum in a head-on collision? Students explore this question and experience the open-ended engineering design process as if…

Students make sense of the design challenges engineers face that arise from earthquake phenomena. Students work as engineering teams to explore…

Student teams design and then create small-size models of working filter systems to simulate multi-stage wastewater treatment plants. Drawing from…

Students use their understanding of projectile physics and fluid dynamics to find the water pressure in water guns. By measuring the range of the…

Students gain a better understanding of the different types of materials as pure substances and mixtures and learn to distinguish between homogeneous…

Students control small electric motors with Arduino microcontrollers to make simple sticky-note spinning fans and then explore other variations of…

A unique activity for young learners that combines engineering and biology, students design an optimal environment for red wiggler worms in a compost…

Students design a cooler and monitor the effectiveness of its ability to keep a bottle of ice water cold in comparison to a bottle of ice water left…

This activity is designed to give students an understanding of one aspect of what an engineer does and the ability to experience various steps in the…

A classic engineering challenge involves designing and building devices that can deliver necessary goods to “Toxic Island,” an island that has been…

Students test the insulation properties of different materials by timing how long it takes ice cubes to melt in the presence of various insulating…

In this hands-on activity, students investigate different methods—aeration and filtering—for removing pollutants from water. Working in teams, they…

Student teams are challenged to design and build architecturally inspired cardboard furniture, guided by the steps of the engineering design process.…

In this activity, students explore how trebuchets were used during the Middle Ages to launch projectiles over or through castle walls as well as how…