Count the Seconds Design a device that can track a specific amount of time and indicate when that time has passed with a sound or visual signal. Lesson Plan
Engineering Journals Practice writing and documentation skills, whether in-person or virtual, with this journaling lesson. Lesson Plan Watch Journaling Video
Exploring Chain Reactions Explore concepts around simple machines and energy transfer by building components for chain reactions. With additional time and materials, refine designs into a connected chain reaction. Educator Guide Activity Guide
Paper Engineering Practice and improve the precision of learners’ journaling skills by having teams build a paper table based on another team’s engineering journal. Educator Guide Activity Guide
Aim High! In this lesson, learners use stomp launchers to test launch angles and trajectories. Learners will track data collected by their team and use it to determine the optimal launch angle and height to get their rockets through a suspended target. Lesson Plan
Brainstorming In this method-based lesson, learners will work in teams to brainstorm and conceptualize a device Lesson Plan
Just Dropping In In this engineering-based lesson, learners design and build a device that will control the motion of a dropped ball. Lesson Plan
You Do the Math In this math-based lesson, learners will explore ways to calculate volume in regular objects and practice how to measure and calculate the volume of irregular/novel/real world objects. Lesson Plan
Hover Design Challenge During this engineering based lesson, students build, test and modify hovering devices in a wind tunnel to expand knowledge of design and aerodynamics. Lesson Plan
Investigating Lift During this science focused lesson, students explore the force of lift in a hovercraft and then create a labelled drawing to explain the forces involved in creating a working hovercraft. Lesson Plan
Solve the Fall During this engineering-based lesson, learners design and build a device that can survive a drop in order to deliver emergency supplies. Lesson Plan
The Math Behind Circuits In this math-based lesson, students build and explore different types of circuits and make calculations to gain practical skills in building, visualizing and understanding circuits. Lesson Plan
Weight Distribution and Flight During this ELA focused lesson, students conduct weight distribution experiments with paper airplanes in order to get information to share in a short presentation. Lesson Plan
Lesson 1: Escape the Lava Can you esign a device to help “Justin Case” escape lava by using items in your backpack? Lesson Plan
Lesson 2: Mayday on Mars Engineers often run into technical issues with their devices and engineering solutions can be helpful in these emergency situations. Can you build a device to help engineers move their device to a specific target without using any powered sources? Lesson Plan
Lesson 3: Save the Hiker Can you build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation? Lesson Plan
Lesson 4: Energy Madness How can we design a machine that will deliver a remote control to an immobile friend? Lesson Plan
Lesson 1: Animal Rescue Scientists often need to gather information in order to form a deeper understanding of the problem. Can your team gather scientific evidence to help inform the design of a device that will help move endangered animals from one protected area to another? Lesson Plan
Lesson 2: Traverse the Terrain How can you use the coordinate plane to guide a vehicle through uncharted terrain on Mars? Lesson Plan
Lesson 3: Go Rover Go! How can we use the concepts of potential and kinetic energy to power a rover on a distant planet? Lesson Plan
Lesson 4: Bridging the Gap Can your team build the appropriate bridge to fit the needs of various terrains? Lesson Plan
Lesson 1: Ant-Man Saves the Day Build Ant-Man a flying device to transport him safely to fight crime! Lesson Plan
Lesson 2: Lighter than Air Scientists often need to gather information in order to form solutions to problems. Can you design an aircraft to help scientists gather information in areas of the world that can only be observed from above? Lesson Plan
Lesson 3: Engineering Takes Flight How can we design an aircraft that can deliver much needed medical supplies to a disaster area located on an island? Lesson Plan
Lesson 4: Hoop Glider Design Challenge How does changing the size of the glider’s hoops affect flight characteristics? Lesson Plan
Lesson 5: Launch It! How can you design a launch system to optimize distance and accuracy? Lesson Plan
Lesson 1: Modeling the Earth--Motion Mock-Ups What are earthquakes and what causes them? Lesson Plan
Lesson 2: Building Basics What structural materials and shapes best withstand an earthquake? Lesson Plan
Lesson 3: Seismic Solutions What makes a building safer during an earthquake? How does the location of load affect the earthquake safety of a building? Lesson Plan
Lesson 4: Building Big Will a scaled up version of our building perform the same way in an earthquake? How can we design a building to withstand the forces of liquefaction during an earthquake? Lesson Plan
Lesson 5: Skilled Scaling How do engineers communicate building designs so that the building is constructed safely and to exact specifications? Lesson Plan
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