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Step Launcher

Design a way to launch a small ball off the floor so you can catch it.
At Home: Critical Load

Notes & instructions to lead Critical Load from afar.
Critical Load

Build a house of cards and see how much weight it can bear before it collapses.
At Home: Tallest Cup Tower

Student instructions to lead Tallest Cup Tower from afar.
Tallest Cup Tower

Build a stable tower as tall as possible.
At Home: Pen Factory

Notes & instructions to lead Pen Factory from afar.
Pen Factory!

Think like an industrial engineer as you design a pen assembly line.
At Home: Safe Landing

Notes & instructions to lead Safe Landing from afar.
Safe Landing

How can you ensure a safe landing for a cup with a ball inside?
At Home: Windy City Tower

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Windy City Tower

Make a paper tower that can withstand as much wind as possible.
At Home: Keep A Cube

Notes & instructions to lead Keep a Cube from afar.
Keep A Cube

Make a container to keep an ice cube from melting.
Grade 9-12 Collection: Bridges & Beyond

Students dive deep into the concepts behind structures.
Grade 6-8 Collection: Bridges and Beyond

This 3 activity packet is a great introduction to structures.
Grade 3-5 Collection: Bridges and Beyond

Explore structures with this four activity packet.
Grade 6 to 12 Collection: Circuits

A great addition to your circuits unit.
Grade 6-8 Collection: Art & Engineering

Bring out your student's creativity as they engineer solutions.
Grade 3-5 Collection: Art & Engineering:

Use this collection to put the "A" in STEAM.
Soundproof Box

Build a box that is soundproof as possible.
Shoo, Bird, Shoo

Design a mobile to keep birds safe and away from buildings.
Operation PolarEye

Polar bear habitats are melting! Practice coding without computers, and then code a drone to map polar bear habitat.
Flight Test

Design a plane that glides down a zipline the fastest.
Design a Better Pinwheel

Design a pinwheel that will spin in the slightest breeze.
Build a Sorting Machine

Design a gravity-powered machine that automatically sorts two different sizes of beads.
Bring in the Natural Light

Design a light tube to bring as much light as possible into a dark room.
Sorting Solutions

How can you quickly and easily sort pasta by size and shape?
Design a Wind Turbine

Design windmill blades to generate as much electricity as possible.
Tape Dispenser Challenge

Build a tape dispenser that can be operated with one hand.
Coding Without Computers

Program a human robot to build a pyramid of cups in as few steps as possible.
Aviary Architect

Build a roof for a birdhouse that will stay cool in the summer.
Make a Teepee

Construct a teepee large enough to sit in.
Extreme Trampolines

Design a trampoline that can bounce a ball as high as possible.
Trophy Triathlon Design Challenge

Make a tall trophy that can support the sports ball of your choice.
Water Sampling

Design bottles that can float, sink, or remain suspended to hold simulated sensors that would monitor a river's health.
Grade K Lesson: Reach for the Skies

Investigate the force of gravity on buildings in natural disasters.
Grade 1 Lesson: Daylight in a Bottle

Harness solar energy to light a room.
Grade 2 Lesson: Surviving Storm Surge

Build a paper-based house to withstand a storm surge.
Grade 3 Lesson: Maglev Train

Design a magnetic train.
Grade 4 Lesson: Wind-powered LED

Design a wind turbine to power on an LED.
Grade 5 Lesson: Take Out the Trash: Cleaning Our Rivers

Design a way to eliminate trash that threatens a river.
Grade 6 Lesson: Desert Island Desalination

Turn saltwater into fresh water through desalination.
Grade 7 Lesson: Building Pyramids

Determine how Egyptians moved giant stones.
Grade 8 Lesson: Water Purification Device

Design a portable water purification device.
Chemistry Lesson: Making an Impact on Habitat

Create a safe way to neutralize the byproduct of a factory.
Life Science Lesson: Endangered Species

Engineer a method to support a local species and its future sustainability.
Physics Lesson: LED Holiday Card

Design a greeting card that illuminates two LED lights.
Dream Big Educator Guide- Complete

Use these lessons in your classroom.
Rubber Band Rovers (Fab Lab)

Design and build a rubber band-powered rover and test it to see how far it goes.
Build a Plankton Net

Design and build a net to collect plankton, and test it out by collecting glitter.
Shell Career Quiz

Take this quick quiz and learn about great jobs in engineering.
Into the Unknown

Into the Unknown tells the story of building NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
Ocean Acidification

Create a system that uses bubbles to reduce carbon dioxide in water--reducing the water's acidity.
UL Xplorlabs

Solve real problems through science and engineering and become part of the movement to make the world a safer place.
Stranded Island Challenge

Using only the items provided, create a device that can deliver a cell phone to a raft floating in the water.
Build a Pinball Game

Build a pinball game with a launcher and interesting obstacles.
Dance Pad Mania

Make a dance pad that lights up or beeps when you dance and stomp on it.
Launch It

Design and build an air-powered rocket that can hit a target.
Touch Down

Design and build a shock-absorbing system to protect two marshmallow astronauts when they land.
Squishy Circuits

Create a play dough creature with eyes that light up.
Laser Challenge

Transmit music over a laser beam by manipulating mirrors.
Puff Mobiles

Design and build a car that moves by wind power.
Rocket Challenge

Make an Alka-Seltzer rocket and launch it to hit a target.
Design a Catapult

See if you can build a catapult that launches a projectile and hits a target.
Lego Structures

Create a recognizable building out of whatever materials you get—in 12 minutes or less.
Make a Lightbulb

Construct a lightbulb and see how long you can get it to glow!
Homemade Wigglebot

Create a robot that can draw its own designs.
Shake It Up with Seismographs

Invent a way to detect an earthquake
Build a Better Candy Bag

Make the strongest, best candy bag ever.
Nanomedicine

How can you deliver cancer-killing medicine to the lungs only, so that its side effects don’t damage other organs?
The Heart Beats On

Design a simple way to measure your pulse and see how your heartbeat changes.
Core Sampling

Extract a core sample to see what lies below the surface of the earth.
Build a Big Wheel

Build a turning ferris wheel out of pasta.
Strong Paper Structure

Can you build a newspaper structure that won't collapse under the weight of books?
Make Your Own Glue

Whip up a batch of glue and test it out.
My Robot Friend

Program a humanoid robot to build a structure.
Working with Watermills

Make a working watermill with blades that rotate through water.
Building with Biology

Make a necklace that showcases the DNA of wheat germ.
Build a Candy Dispenser

Make a candy dispenser that gives out a little bit of candy at a time.
Nanosolutions

See what "nano" means by creating solutions of different concentrations.
Engineering for the Three Little Pigs

What materials can you mix with sand to make a building that is strong and weatherproof?
Tennis, Anyone?

Make a racket that can hit a ping-pong ball against a target and score the most points for your team.
Conveyor Belt

Make a 4-foot long conveyor belt that takes candy around a 90 degree curve.
Electrical Liquids

See whether various liquids can conduct electricity.
Heart Valve Replacement

Make a prototype that replaces the mitrovalve in a human heart.
Slip Sliding Away

Why do some things slide faster and farther than others?
Balloon Flinker

See if you can make a balloon flink--neither float away nor sink!
Hidden Alarm

Build an electrical circuit to power an alarm that is small enough to hide-- and that goes off when you flip the switch.
Zip Line Challenge

Based on a Design Squad episode, students will learn how to design a zip line.
Build a Spinning Top

Make a top and see how long you can make it spin.
Levitating Train

Build a magnetic levitating train that can balance on a magnetic track.
Dream Big Robot Challenge

Program a humanoid robot to successfully navigate an obstacle course.
Build a High Dive

Build a diving board that hangs as far off a table as possible.
Build a Bobsled Racer

Build a miniature bobsled that can win a race down a slope.
Designing Highway Interchanges

How can you get cars on and off one highway and onto another without crossing any lanes of traffic?
Lidar: Mapping with Lasers

Create a 3-D landscape and map it using a lidar laser measuring device.
Water Pollution Cleanup

Design a process to treat water contaminated with acid and oil.
Strongest Shapes

Using index cards and only one shape in your design, build a bridge that can support a toy car.
Slender Tower Challenge

Build the tallest tower you can with the smallest footprint possible.
Build a Watershed

Build a 3-D model of a watershed and experiment to see how human and natural activities can affect it.
Action Figure Diver

Construct a neutrally buoyant scuba diver who neither sinks to the bottom nor floats on the surface.
Marble Run

Create a track that keeps a marble rolling the longest.
Design a Shoe

Design and create a pair of shoes that is stylish and holds up when worn and walked in.
Design a Dome

Design a 12-inch domed structure strong enough to support 60 pennies.
Cable-stayed Bridge

Make a model of a cable-stayed bridge that is put together like a real one, with bridge segments suspended from towers.
Build a Better Bubble Blower

Design, build, and test a bubble blower.
Waterproof the Roof

Make a roof that will keep a cardboard house from getting wet.
Pipe Maze

Design a leak-proof system of pipes to bring water to the right place.
Foil Boats

How many pennies can you design an aluminum foil boat to hold before it sinks or capsizes?
Design a Folding Solar Panel

Design a solar panel that can be folded up and expanded without tearing.
Design a Flotation Device

Design and build a flotation device that can keep an unopened can of soup afloat in a bucket of water.
Creepy Putty

Make your own creepy putty that squishes and stretches.
Build an Earthquake-Resistant Structure

How will a structure made of marshmallows and toothpicks withstand an earthquake?
Build a Straw Bridge

How can you design a bridge out of straws that holds a lot of pennies?
Build a Roller Coaster

Make a roller coaster for a marble that has a loop, hill, and jump.
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What is Engineering?

Want to know what engineering is? Watch this video.
ScienceBuddies.org

Looking for inspiration for a science fair or engineering project?
Design Squad Global

Learn engineering with Design Squad Nation
Boeing Centennial

Resources including activities and interactive learning modules.
Seismic Shake-Up!

Design a structure that can survive an earthquake—then put it to the test!
Emergency Shelter

Design a shelter that’s sturdy and big enough to hold a person.
Helping Hand

Design a device that can grab something hard to reach.
A Leg to Stand On

Experience the art of prosthetics by constructing a lower leg.
Strength of Domes

Will an eggshell break under a stack of heavy books?
Hoop Glider

Can you craft a glider out of a straw and paper that will fly?
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Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day - Bring It Out

Watch what engineering means to to five female engineers.
Solar-Heated Water

How hot can you get water with a solar heater you design yourself?
Let's Make an Elastic Puppet

Make a puppet with fishing line and straws and test its elasticity.
Let Your Lights Glow

Use ornamental lights to build a circuit and make a glow stick.
Building Begins with a Beam

Can you engineer a foam beam that will support weight?
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The world needs more engineers!

Engineers are our problem solvers and affect how we all live.
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The Future of Tornado Resistant Technologies!

See how engineers are looking for ways to make our world safer from tornados.
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The Awesome Capabilities of Solar Power!

Learn how to unleash the power of the sun.
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What do Civil Engineers Do?

If you look around, civil engineering is everywhere!
The Power of Graphene

Conduct an electricity experiment using a newly discovered wonder material hiding in your pencil.
Curious George Sailboat

Make a toy boat out of recycled materials.
Curious George Pinwheel

Make your own pinwheel and see how fast it spins!
Spaceship to Mars

Construct a model of a framework for a spaceship to Mars.
Air Train

Design a futuristic transportation device that will carry the most passengers across the room the fastest.
Human Arch

Can you build an arch with humans--one that won't collapse?
Build a Better Boomerang

How can you improve the flight of a boomerang?
First you see it then you hear it

Play music with lasers.
Air-Powered Mini Rocket

How far can a model rocket fly on compressed air, if it's carrying 6 paper clips?
Slinky Science

What can a Slinky teach you about physics?
Wetlands: Nature's Water Filter

Can a stick of celery “clean” a glass of polluted water?
Shaky Skyscraper

How high can you build a skyscraper--on a wiggly, wobbly foundation?
Human Suspension Bridge

Create a bridge with your body.
Electromagnetic Fishing Pole

How can you make a fishing pole that can pick up paper clips without a fishing hook?
Dome Home

Make a model of a geodesic dome.
Air Push

Learn about air compression using a straw and a bag.
Exploration: Spaceship to Mars
Math MovesU

Learn math while having fun
Ice Cream Special

How do you make ice cream without a freezer or an ice cream maker?
Try Science

Test your engineering skills while playing games
Rocket Powered Ski Lift

Build an air rocket-powered gondola and propel your "passengers" up a ski lift.
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Eye to Eye, Tissue Engineering

Tune in to see if scientists can really grow body parts
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Sum of All Thrills

Watch three students explore roller coasters.
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Extreme Enough?

Watch three kids explore the engineering of skateboarding.
Grand Challenges for Engineering

Engineers make a world of difference
Engineer Your Life

Dream big, love what you do
CyberChase

Join the Cyberchase gang and learn engineering
MathCounts

Learn math while competing
Future City

Create your own city of the future
Try Engineering

One stop shopping for everything engineering
Engineer Girl

Girls explore engineering
Try Science

Test your engineering skills while playing games
Out of this World Fun

Play these NASA inspired games
Design Squad Contest

Recycle, re-engineer and win
Fin Fur Feather Bureau of Investigation

A detective story
Design a Mars Parachute

Interactive games to learn engineering
Questioneering

Prove your engineering knowledge with this trivia game
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IEEE-On the Shoulders of Giants

Electrical Engineers have changed our world
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IEEE-The Spirit of Innovation

Learn about engineers and their many contributions to society
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Design our Future, A Career in Engineering

Learn about engineering careers
Paper Recycling

Transform used paper into fresh paper you can write on.
An Egg-Citing Ride

How can you drop an egg without cracking it open?
Hold Your Water

How can you drop a cup of water without spilling it?
Oranges and Batteries

Can you get fruits and other objects to produce an electrical current that powers a lightbulb?
Friction in Action

Witness the science of objects in motion as they move on various surfaces.
Kinetic Sculpture

Design a sculpture that moves with the wind.
Build a Better Bunny Copter

Design a bunny copter to twirl fast.
Kicking Machine

Make a machine that kicks a ping-pong ball into a cup a foot away.
Leave it to Levers

Find out what lever length has to do with heavy lifting.
Clean it up

Try to make an effective water filtration system.
Sun Central

Build a solar oven and warm up a treat.
Shaky Ground

See what happens in an earthquake when a building is constructed on ground that can liquefy.
A Clever Way to Water

How can you keep a potted plant watered for a whole week with nobody around to do it?
Music To Our Ears

Design a musical instrument and make it happen!
Tunnel Meetup

Find the entrance of a tunnel without being able to see it.
Harmless Holder

Design a soda holder that won't harm wildlife or pollute!
Slip Sliding
Cardboard Column

Can you make a cardboard column strong enough to bear your own weight?
Soap Boat
Siphon Pump

Can you make water flow up a tube against gravity?
Sky Floater Challenge

Make a balloon hover at eye level, and then steer it around by creating air currents.
Paper Tower

What's the tallest tower you can build with just 2 sheets of newspaper?
Wind Farm

What makes a wind farm successful?
Product Dissection

Take a device apart—can you figure out how it works and put it back together?
Textbook Support Challenge

Can you work on time and on budget to design a paper structure that will hold up a textbook?
Build a Bridge

Build a bridge on schedule, within budget, and with limited materials.
Slime!!

Make your own slime, a squishy gel that's fun to play with.
Space Fitness

Create an exercise machine that keeps you fit in outer space!