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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.
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Greetings from the International Space Station

Greetings from the International Space Station as they celebrate Engineers Week 2018 with us! #Eweek2018
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.
Keep-a-cube

Make a container to keep an ice cube from melting.
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.
Safe Landing

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

Make a paper tower that can withstand as much wind as possible.
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.
Critical Load

Build a house of cards and see how much weight it can bear before it collapses.
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!
Kymulga Grist Mill & Covered Bridge

Tour Alabama's oldest water-powered grist mill still in operation and view an 1860s covered bridge.
Asarco Mineral Discovery Center

Stand at the rim of an open-pit copper mine and watch the mining operation in progress.
Wind River Canyon Highway

Take a drive along this scenic highway, with its strategically placed viewing points.
Hand-Built Union Pacific Roadbed

Enjoy a drive past a ghost town, several beehive-shaped charcoal kilns, and the Uinta Mountains.
Cowboy Carousel & Amusement Park

Ride the reconditioned carousel ($1.25) and Ferris wheel ($1). You can also play miniature golf!
Cody Firearms Museum

Trace the evolution of firearms technology from its earliest days to modern times.
Ayres Natural Bridge

Camping and picnic facilities are available. Call for details.
The House on the Rock Attraction

Tour a 14-room house atop a 60-ft rock and more than 200 acres of streets, buildings, and gardens.
National Railroad Museum

Ride a vintage train along the Fox River, included in the admission price. Call for details.
Miller Brewing Company Visitor Center

Use all your senses, even your taste buds, on a free tour of the brew house and related facilities.
Kohler Design Center
Hearthstone Historic House Museum

See Rogers' home as it was originally wired. Admission $4.50; ages 7-17, $2.50; under 7, free.
Wheeling Suspension Bridge

Drive over this National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
New River Gorge Bridge

If you're a daredevil, you can jump off with a parachute! But only once a year.
Fenton Art Glass Company

See a film about glass-making, tour the factory, and visit the museum. Free.
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

Take a tour guided by a veteran miner. Admission is $8; over 55, $7; ages 4-12, $5.
Washington Public Power Supply System

Take a videotape tour of the plant and see interactive exhibits and displays. Free.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Parks adjoining the east and west ends of the bridge have interpretive displays and overlooks.
Grand Coulee Dam

See displays. Watch a film. Ride down the face of the dam. Take tours. Enjoy a laser light show.
Boeing 747-767-777 Production Facility

Enjoy a videotape and assembly plant tour. Ticket prices vary. Call for details.
Albert D. Rosellini Floating Bridge

Drive across the bridge from Seattle to Bellevue, but you'll want to avoid rush hour.
Virginia Museum of Transportation
USS Enterprise

Take a "Friends and Family Day" cruise on the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Skyline Drive

Entrance to the Skyline Drive is $10. An audio cassette tour can be purchased at the park for $10.
Shot Tower Historical State Park

For a small fee, you can climb to the top of the tower. Call for details.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Take a drive in your family car.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg

This European-themed adventure park offers a variety of admissions options. Call for details.
Vermont Teddy Bear Company

See the factory. Then design and create your own teddy bear. Admission $1; age 12 and under, free.
Rock of Ages Visitor Center

See the quarry operations and tour the manufacturing plant. Call for tour and admission information.
Billings Farm & Museum

Visit a working dairy farm featuring authentic 1890s technology and take a turn at butter making.
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory

Tour the factory and sample the ice cream. Admission $2; seniors $1.75; age 12 and under, free.
American Precision Museum

Trace the evolution of American precision manufacturing. Call for the latest exhibit information.
Tabernacle

Take a free tour and test the acoustics. Then attend a free organ recital or Choir rehearsal.
Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Ride a boat, hike, or go by horseback to see this wonder; please respect those to whom it is sacred.
Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine

See the world's largest manmade excavation and learn how low-grade ore becomes 99.9% pure copper.
Hill Aerospace Museum

Learn how special teams tested new aircraft and weapons systems and evaluated enemy weaponry. Free.
Golden Spike National Historic Site

Take a walking or an auto tour.
The Studios at Las Colinas

Take a studio tour and make your own special effects. Call for tour times and admission prices.
Texas Energy Museum

Learn about the evolution of the petroleum industry. Admission based on age. Call for details.
Space Center Houston

Spend the day exploring outer space. Admission: $14.95; seniors $13.95; ages 4-11, $10.95.
Galveston Seawall

Pick up a free map at the Visitor Center and take a enjoyable drive along the sea wall.
Edison Plaza Museum

Free guided tours are available.
Saturn Welcome Center
Mayfield Dairy Farms Visitor Center

Take a free 30-minute guided tour of the farm's milk and ice cream processing facilities.
Lookout Mountain

Ride "America's Most Amazing Mile." Round-trip and one-way fares available. Call for details.
Arnold Engineering Development Center

See the world’s premier flight simulation test facility.
American Museum of Science and Energy

Explore the museum’s hands-on exhibits, displays, and audiovisual programs.
Oahe Dam/Lake Oahe

At the powerplant visitor center, you can see exhibits and models and take a free, guided tour.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore memorializes the birth, growth, preservation and development of the U.S. Sculpted 60-foot busts of Presidents Georg
Lewis and Clark Visitor Center

See the Visitor Center's exhibits about the dam, and take a free, guided tour of the powerplant.
Broken Boot Gold Mine

Explore an old-time gold mine; try your luck at panning; and receive a souvenir stock certificate.
Big Bend Dam and Lake Sharpe

Go to the powerhouse and see the lobby exhibits before taking a free tour.
World of Energy - Oconee Nuclear Station

Take a free audiovisual tour and see how energy literally lights up your life.
Stumphouse Tunnel Park

Enjoy a picnic, see Issaqueena Falls, and walk through 500 feet of pre-Civil War railroad tunnel.
South Carolina State Museum

See the museum that sits within its largest artifact. Admission is based on age. Call for info.
EnergyQuest - Catawba Nuclear Station

Take a free, self-guided, high-tech tour. Plant tours are available by calling in advance.
"Atalaya" in Huntington Beach State Park

Tour this huge National Historic Landmark. There is a fee to enter the state park. Call for details.
Thames Science Center

See the exhibits; take part in the programs; $5 Adults, $4 Children.
State House

Take a free, self-guided tour of the building. Guided tours are available by appointment.
Herreshoff Marine Museum

Examine 50 historic boats, 500 half-models, and boat-making machinery. Call for admission rates.
Fort Adams State Park

See the nation's largest coastal fortification, stroll the parade ground, and explore the tunnels.
Culinary Archives & Museum

Guided tours are available by appointment. Call for admission rates and reservations.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum

Walk through a giant heart 220 times the size of a human heart.
National Canal Museum

Try your hand at operating a lock model. Museum $8 (includes admission to the Crayola Factory).
Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Call for information about the many free, interpretive programs that are offered.
Hershey's Chocolate World

Begin your free, simulated factory tour in a tropical jungle, where the cocoa beans are harvested.
Edison Hotel

Read the plaque at the entrance of the hotel and enjoy a nice meal in the hotel restaurant.
Crayola Factory (and Silly Putty)

See how Crayola crayons and markers are made and packaged. Call for admission prices.
Wallowa Lake Tramway

Ride to the top of Mount Howard. Ticket prices are based on age. Call for details.
The Dalles Lock and Dam

Train tours and self-guided tours are free.
Pendleton Woolen Mills

Tours of the Washougal Weaving Mill and Pendleton Blanket Mill are free.
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Enjoy the "Engineer It" exhibit; tour the USS Blueback sub; and see a laser show in the planetarium.
John Day Lock and Dam

Guided tours include the lock, spillway, powerhouse, and fish ladder. Free.
Historic Columbia River Highway

More than 30 signs placed along the highway tell the story of transportation in the Gorge.
Pensacola Dam

Take a free tour of the power plant and see Oklahoma's oldest hydroelectric turbine generators.
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum

Tour the museum that is giving Old Route 66 a new lease on life. Admission $3, children $1.
Kirkpatrick Science & Air Space Museum

Visit this amusement park for the mind. Numerous admission packages are offered. Call for details.
Frankoma Pottery

Take a free tour of the factory and see how Frankoma makes its clayware and decorative art.
E.W. Marland Estate and Mansion

Visit the opulent, innovative mansion of E.W. Marland, one of Oklahoma's first oil barons.
Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory

The outside gardens are free. Admission to the Crystal Bridge is based on age. Call for details.
Thomas Edison Birthplace

A museum tour; $5.
Ross C. Purdy Museum of Ceramics

Touch a space shuttle tile while it’s heated and glowing red. Fill a tooth cavity. Make glass beads.
National Inventors Hall of Fame

Enter the world of creative genius and have some inventive fun. Call for admission prices.
Museum of Ceramics

See the museum's extensive exhibits and film presentation. Admission based on age. Call for details.
Millennium Force Roller Coaster

A roller coaster ride--not for the faint of heart!
Carillon Historical Park

See the park's museum exhibits. Admission: $3; seniors $2.50; ages 3-17, $2; children under 3, free.
Boyd's Crystal Art Glass, Inc.

Take a free tour and see how glass is made the old-fashioned way.
America's Packard Museum

Climb in and take the wheel of a vintage Packard. Adults $5, seniors and students $3.
William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant

Take a free tour and see how precision components are made from synthetic rubies and sapphires.
Hi-Line Bridge

Drive under the bridge, which was built nearly 100 years ago by 160 men at a cost of $750,000.
Great Plains Synfuels Plant

Take a free tour of the scale model and see an audiovisual presentation of the synfuels operation.
Garrison Dam

Take a free guided tour of the dam and the adjacent fish hatchery.
Fort Buford Interpretive Center

Bring a picnic and enjoy the "splendid isolation" of this historically important frontier army post.
Coal Creek Generating Station

Take a free tour of the plant, including the turbines, steam generators, control room, and furnaces.
Wright Brothers National Memorial

Tour the visitors center and take a walking tour of the dunes around Kitty Hawk.
USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial

Take a self-guided tour of portions of nine decks. Admission based on age. Call for details.
Peddycord Warbird Museum

See vintage military aircraft and authentic flight gear. Admission $5; children under 10, free.
Lowe's Motor Speedway

Ride around the 24-degree banked, double-dogleg, 1.5-mile track. Admission $5; 3 and under, free.
Linn Cove Viaduct and Visitors Center

See interpretive exhibits about the Viaduct's history. Hike under the spectacular span. Free.
Fontana Dam Visitors Center

Learn about hydroelectric power at the Visitors Center and ride the Incline Tram to the Powerhouse.
Statue of Liberty National Monument

Ride a ferry (info: 866/STATUE4) to the island. View inside the Statue through a glass ceiling.
St. Lawrence - FDR Power Project

Learn all about electricity while enjoying a panoramic view of the huge Moses-Saunders Power Dam.
Kazoo Factory, Museum, & Gift Shop

From a viewing space in the museum, which chronicles kazoo history, see how kazoos are made. Free.
Erie Canal

Tour the canal by boat, car, bike or on foot.
Empire State Building

See the views from the 86th and 102nd floors.
Very Large Array Visitor Center

See exhibits. View a slide show and a short NASA movie. Take a self-guided tour of the VLA. Free.
Sandia Peak Tramway

Ascend 4,000 feet up the western face of the Sandia Mountains in about 15 minutes.
New Mexico Mining Museum

Adults age 19-59, $3; seniors age 60+ and children age 7-18, $2; children age 6 and under, free.
National Atomic Museum

Learn secrets that changed world history. Age 19-54, $3; age 7-18 and 55+, $2, under 6, free.
Bradbury Science Museum

See a film about the atomic bomb. Explore hands-on science and engineering activities. Free.
Wheaton Village

See glass-making in the T.C. Wheaton Glass Factory. Admission prices are seasonal. Call for details.
US Army Comm. Electronics Museum

Discover why many modern communications devices owe a debt to Fort Monmouth's technical teams. Free.
Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower

Tour Edison's stomping grounds and see some of his greatest engineering triumphs. Free.
Historic Speedwell

See exhibits on iron-working, the Savannah, and the telegraph. Adults $5, seniors $4, children $3.
Edison National Historic Site

Take a guided tour of the lab complex. Adults $2; seniors and under age 17, free.
Battleship New Jersey Museum

Tour the "Big J"; marvel at a simulated Tomahawk missile launch; and ride on a 4D Flight Simulator.
USS Albacore, Port of Portsmout

Take a guided tour through the 205-foot-long world-famous submarine. Admission $4; 16 and under, $2.
Stonyfield Farm Yogurt Works

Take a guided tour and see how yogurt is made. Admission $1.50; ages 4 and under, free.
Mount Washington Cog Railway

Visit the museum at the Mt. Washington base station and ride to the summit on an antique cog train.
Mount Washington Auto Road at Great Glen

Drive your car up or ride in a stage van, SnowCoach, or snow-cat plow.
Hampshire Pewter

Begin your free, guided tour of the factory with a video presentation about pewter.
Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway

Climb 2,022 feet in 7.5 minutes. Round-trip fares $8; age 6-12 $4; under 6, free. One-way fare $6.
Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park

See an irreplaceable part of Nevada's silver mining history and camp out in a Mongolian-style Yurt.
Nevada State Railroad Museum

Enjoy a steam or motor car excursion. Call for schedule and fare information.
National Automobile Museum

Discover a century of cars. Admission $9; seniors $7; age 6-18 $3; age 5 and under, free.
Hoover Dam

View a film about the dam. Take a tour of the dam and powerplant. Call for ticket prices.
STAR TREK: The Experience

Visit the History of the Future Museum on your way into the 24th century.
Strategic Air & Space Museum

Learn how the Strategic Air Command depended on engineers to accomplish its goals in securing peace.
Neligh Mill State Historic Site

Sift through the history of Nebraska's flour mills. Adults $2; children, free.
National Museum of Roller Skating

Learn about the evolution of the roller skate through the museum's interactive exhibits. Free.
Lewis and Clark Visitor Center
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument

Experience the journey West. Adults, $8.50; ages 3-11 and 65+, $7.
Chevyland U.S.A.

Follow the gravel road to the car of your dreams. Adults $4; ages 10-15, $2; under 10, free.
Yellowtail Dam Visitor Center

"Tour the dam and power plant. A recreation-use fee of $5 per day per vehicle is charged. "
World Museum of Mining

Explore a 44-acre museum (allow at least 2 hours!) and a re-created mining town, Hell Roarin' Gulch.
Last Chance Gulch Tours

Tour-bus visit to historic sites; $4
Going-to-the-Sun Road

The vehicle entry fee is $10, and the park offers a variety of admission options. Call for details.
Berkeley Pit Viewing Stand

See the mine, which is the size of 600 football fields, from the Berkeley Pit viewing stand. Free.
American Computer Museum

Enjoy a video, tour, and hands-on activities. Admission: age 13+, $3; age 6-12, $2; under 6, free.
U.S. Army Engineer Museum

Explore the museum's galleries and restoration of 12 WW II temporary mobilization structures. Free.
Optical Science Center and Museum

See the museum, on-site lab, hands-on exhibits, and five 10-min. films.
Museum of Transportation

Climb around huge locomotives; ride a miniature train; and take a trip on a 1947 streetcar.
Gateway Arch

Ride a tram inside the Arch to the observation platform at the top. Call for ticket prices.
Bollinger Mill State Historic Site

Take a guided tour, see 19th- and 20th-century mill machinery, and watch corn being milled.
Stennis Space Center

See Space Shuttle engines being test-fired and visit the extensive hands-on visitors center.
Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center

The Tupelo Visitor Center provides free information for a self-guided ride along the Parkway.
Jim Buck Ross Museum

See how agricultural engineering and aviation shaped U.S. history. Call for admission information.
Highland Park Dentzel Carousel

Ride on a horse (lion, tiger, giraffe, goat, deer, or chariot) accompanied by Wurlitzer organ music.
Florewood River Plantation State Park

See craft and trade demonstrations. Admission: Adults $3.50; children 12 and under, $1.50.
Biedenharn Candy Company Museum

See the equipment first used to bottle Coca-Cola. Admission: Adults $1.75, children under 12 $1.25.
St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam

The Visitor Center offers a fantastic view of the lock, which has a 49-foot lift. See it free.
Soudan Underground Mine State Park

Descend 2,341 ft. and tour the iron mine and/or take a tour of the Soudan Underground Laboratory.
Mill City Museum

Take an 8-story elevator ride (back in time!) and see how mill machinery processed grain into flour.
Lift Bridge--Lake Superior

Drive across the bridge to Canal Park, where the Visitors Center offers free films and exhibits.
Walter P. Chrysler Museum

See Chrysler engineering "firsts." Adults $6; senior, child $3; child 5/under free; group rates.
Quincy Mine Steam Hoist - Historic Dist.

Tour the mine by cog railway. Admission, including tram ride: $7.50; ages 6-13 $2.50; under 6, free.
Mackinac Bridge

A drive across or take a Labor Day walk across.
Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum

Take an adventure through the Air Zoo. Admission: $10; seniors $8; ages 6-15 $5; under 6, free.
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village

Various ticket options are available, to include seeing IMAX movies. Call for details.
Cook Energy Information Center

See the three theater shows, and then test your knowledge with the hands-on exhibits. Free.
Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum

Ride a beautifully restored 1896 trolley car; see more railway artifacts and photos in the museum.
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

Take a free guided tour of the reconstructed mill. See liquid iron being made and cast into bars.
National Plastics Center & Museum

Learn how plastics are made, used, and recycled. Admission: Adults $5; over 65 and under 12, $3.
Lowell National Historical Park

Guided tours and boat and trolley rides are offered. Ticket prices depend on age. Call for details.
"The Great Sail"

View the sculptures on campus.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Walking tours, model rocket launches, and lectures are conducted. Free. Call for details.
Historical Electronics Museum

Indoor and outdoor exhibits include hands-on activities. Donation suggested.
Casselman River Bridge
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

Visitor's center and observation overlook. Free.
Baltimore Public Works Museum

Admission based on age. Call for details.
Baltimore Museum of Industry

Interact with technologies that led to the Industrial Revolution. Admission fee varies by age.
Stanley Museum

See the museum's collection of inventions by the Stanley twins.
Seashore Trolley Museum

See the exhibits and ride through the countryside aboard an early electric streetcar.
Raye's Mustard Mill Museum

View the last mill in the U.S. still grinding mustard using the old stone process.
Portland Head Light - Fort Williams Park

Take a photo of this landmark. The park is free. Museum admission: $2; age 6-18, $1; under 6, free.
McNeill Street Pumping Station

Tour the pumping station where the last operating steam-powered water equipment was used in the U.S.
McIlhenny Company (Tabasco Sauce)

A $1 toll lets you onto the island. Take a free, guided factory tour. Taste fiery hot samples.
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

Take a drive along the Causeway. The toll-road is so long that, for 8 miles, you can't see land.
Konrico Rice Mill

See a slide show about rice. Tour the mill. Sample some of the products.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc

See the state-of-the-art Visitor Center. Take a 40-minute narrated tram tour of the plant. Free.
National Corvette Museum

See more than 75 Corvettes inside the 68,000-sq.-ft. museum.
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

Enjoy short films. See baseball memorabilia. Tour the plant.
Kentucky Coal Museum

Tour the museum and mine Portal 31 to see how coal mining technology has evolved since 1918.
General Motors Corvette Assembly Plant

Take a guided tour of the plant where every Corvette since 1982 has been manufactured.
American Printing House for the Blind

Tour the printing house and museum. Write your name in braille. Donations gratefully accepted.
World's Largest Hand-Dug Well

Go down a metal stairway into the well.
Post Rock Museum

See an authentic re-creation of a 19th-century quarry used to cut posts for fencing. Free.
Museum of Independent Telephony
Cosmosphere

See the museum, IMAX film, planetarium show, and laser light show. Call for ticket options.
Kansas Barbed Wire Museum

Watch barbed wire being made on a replica of Joseph Glidden's 1873 homemade wire-making machine.
Big Brutus Visitors Center

See the exhibits, then climb aboard Big Brutus. Admission: $5, seniors $4.50, ages 6-12 $3.50.
Winnebago Industries, Inc.

Free bus tours begin and end at the Visitor Center, which houses a museum and offers a short movie.
National Farm Toy Museum

Watch the "Toys to Treasures" film and see 2 floors of exhibits, including an Ertl die cast machine.
National Balloon Museum

Browse at your leisure through the museum.
Historic Squirrel Cage Jail Museum

Take a guided tour and see how the jail was intended to work.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library

Take a self-guided tour of the museum. Admission: $6; age 62 and over, $3; under 16, free.
Old Jail Museum

Take a guided tour and see how the turntable apparatus works. Admission $2, children $0.50.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Museum admission: $3; age 6-15, $1; under 6, free. Track tours: $3; age 6-15, $1; under 6, free.
Haynes Museum

A museum tour
Duck Creek Aqueduct

Take a ride on the Ben Franklin III. Boat runs are May 1-Oct. 31; $1 per person. Call for schedule.
Dr. Ted's Musical Marvels

Come on in and discover all the magic of these marvels of yesteryear.
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

Tour the museum, located in Auburn's 1930 Art Deco factory showroom. Admission: $7; students $4.50.
Sears Tower

Go up to the Sky Deck on some of the world’s fastest elevators and take in the view.
Museum of Science and Industry

Fly a fighter jet! Morph your face! Have fun! Call for general admission and Omnimax ticket prices.
John Deere Historic Site

See John Deere's blacksmith shop, his home, and exhibits in the visitor's center. Admission $3.
Illinois Waterway Visitor Center

The Visitor Center's exhibits focus on the construction and operation of the Ill. Waterway. Free.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

With a free entry ticket to Fermilab's Wilson Hall, you can explore the world of quantum mechanics.
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum

See the museum and enjoy the shows. Admission $5; age 4-17 and 65 and over, $4.
Teton Flood Museum

See a film and view displays about the flood. Tour the dam site. Admission $1; under 12, $0.50.
Silver Mountain Gondola

Take the 19-minute ride up to the Mountain Haus.
Sierra Silver Mine Tour

Ride a vintage trolley to the silver mine, then put on a hard hat and tour the mine's main drift.
Experimental Breeder Reactor #1

Take a guided or self-guiding tour of the facility. See video presentations and exhibits. Free.
Dworshak Dam Visitor Center

See the visitor center. Tour the dam. Visit the hatchery. Free.
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park

Tour the submarine; climb up into a conning tower; examine the inside of a Poseidon C-3 missile.
Menehune Ditch

See the remnant marked by a Territory of Hawaii plaque. Then walk across the nearby swinging bridge.
Kilauea Point Lighthouse

Walk to the point, and see the lighthouse exhibits.
Hilo-Hamakua Heritage Coastline Drive

Drive through scenic byways, former mill towns, and plantation villages.
Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum

Learn how sugar was made in the 1800s and 1900s. Admission $5; ages 6-17 $2; 5 and under, free.
Museum of Aviation

Fly a realistic flight simulator and try on the type of gloves worn by U-2 spy plane pilots
Georgia's Stone Mountain State Park

The park includes a variety of activities and attractions. Call for ticket options and prices.
Georgia Rural Telephone Museum

Take a tour and make a call to "Bubba the Bear."
Elberton Granite Museum & Exhibit

There are three tiers of self-guided exhibits. Free.
City Plan of Savannah

See exhibits of the city plan and architecture.
Whetstone Chocolates

The free, self-guided tour of the Whetstone Factory includes a video on candy-making technology.
Sky Coaster

Go for a flight! On the way up, flyers can see all the attractions around Orlando and Kissimmee.
National Museum of Naval Aviation

Take free guided tours. Strap into cockpit trainers for test flights. "Fly" with the Blue Angels.
Lynx-Lymmo

Take a ride!
Kennedy Space Center

Tour the museum and launch complex. Various admission options are offered. Call for details.
Emergency One, Inc. (E-One)

Take a guided walking tour of the facility. Admission: adults, $6; children age 12 and under, free.
Daytona USA

Experience this state-of-the-art, interactive motorsports attraction. Call for ticket prices.
Lightship Overfalls

Tour the ship, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and see her ongoing restoration.
Johnson Victrola Museum

See and listen to the evolution of recorded sound. Free.
Hagley Museum and Library

See historic restorations, exhibits, and demonstrations.
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.
Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village

Experience rural life in the 1890s.
Air Mobility Command Museum

See the displays, handle the exhibits, sit in a C-5 cockpit, and stand in a B-17 bomb bay. Free.
Windham Textile and History Museum

See how textiles and thread were made during the 1800s. Admission: adults $3; students/seniors $2.
Submarine Force Library and Museum

Take a free, self-guided tour of the world's first nuclear-powered submarine and the museum.
Shore Line Trolley Museum

Take a 3-mile round-trip trolley ride on 101-year-old tracks. Ticket prices vary. Call for details.
Lock Museum of America, Inc.

Tour the museum. See how a pin-tumbler lock works. Admission $3; over 50, $2.50; under 12, free.
Eli Whitney Museum

Take a self-guided, hands-on tour and see products and tools that ignited the Industrial Revolution.
Conn. Resources Recovery Authority

Take a free tour. Learn how waste was handled in the 19th century and see how it's done today.
Royal Gorge Bridge and Park

Walk across the bridge or ride an aerial tram. Various ticket options are offered. Call for details.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Take a free tour and see how several varieties of chocolate candy are produced.
Morrow Point Dam

Take a free, self-guided tour of the dam and power plant. Also see a 19th century narrow-gauge train
Million Dollar Highway

Take a drive along this thrilling and scenic route. (It is no longer a toll road.)
Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway

Ride the world's highest cog railroad to the 14,110' summit of Pike's Peak for a breathtaking view.
Glenwood Canyon Interstate-70 Project

Drive through impressive scenery, along engineering ingenuity.
Twenty Mule Team Museum

Discover how borax was brought out of Death Valley to industries and households around the world.
Herman Goelitz Candy Co. Visitor Center

Enjoy a free, guided tour through a real, working factory.
Golden Gate Bridge & Recreation Area

See official Golden Gate Bridge Web site above for activities and more information.
Exploratorium

Explore biology, physics, visual perception, listening, and memory through hands-on exhibits.
Cable Car Museum

Visit the free museum, and go downstairs, where you can see the cables and pulleys in action.
Ames Exploration Center

See free exhibits and models of spacecraft, located in a former hypervelocity flight test facility.
Old Mill

See the grinding demonstration and visit the small, adjoining pioneer museum. Donations are welcome.
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River System

Learn how the Arkansas River was transformed by Army engineers into a safe and productive waterway.
Hammond Museum of Bells

Learn about the intriguing history and uses of bells by taking an audiotaped tour. Call for details.
DeGray Dam Visitor Center

See the Visitor Center's free displays and multiscreen slide program. Then go bass fishing!
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources

Step back into the 1920s and experience one of the wildest oil booms in U.S. history. Free.
Arkansas Air Museum

Visit the unique "White Hangar" and experience the Golden Age of Aviation. Donations are suggested.
Titan Missile Museum

See the control room, silo, and blast lock structure. Admission varies by age. Call for details.
Roosevelt Lake Visitor Center

See the dam from the bridge. Go fishing or boating on the lake. Call for recreational information.
Kitt Peak National Observatory

Take a guided or a self-guided tour.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

See historical exhibits and take a tour the dam. The park has entrance fees. Call for details.
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.
White Pass & Yukon Route

Explore the world's only publicly held historic industrial site. Guided tours are available. Free.
Pump Station No. 9-Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Take a guided tour of the Pump Station, given by on-site staff. Call for admission fee and schedule.
Cordova Historical Museum

Visit the museum; admission $1. Then take a drive to see the Million Dollar Bridge.
Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel

Buckle up for a 6.5-min. drive through North America's longest combined rail and highway tunnel.
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

Explore the mighty battleship and combat submarine.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Feel like an astronaut for a day. There are various ticket options and prices. Call for details.
Sloss Furnaces Historic Landmark

Explore the world's only publicly held historic industrial site.
International Motorsports Hall of Fame

Take a tour. Ride a race car simulator.
Historic Huntsville Depot

Don't miss "Andy Barker," the robotic ticket agent, tell about his work. Call for ticket prices.
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

Can you craft a glider out of a straw and paper that will fly?
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.
El Dorado Gold Mine

Learn how to pan for gold. You can keep what you find!
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!