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In this activity, learners will explore engineering concepts to construct a blanket fort using materials sourced from home.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will engineer a water irrigation system. Learners will create a ditch irrigation system -- or an acequia-- to move water with the help of gravity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will engineer a roof using simple materials to protect a construction paper person from a rainstorm.

free Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore how and why weight distribution works.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners explore the endless possibilities of cardboard engineering in this open-ended STEAM activity. Practice being creative by building structures with no glue, only cardboard and scissors.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners design and build their own parachute using household materials with the goal of landing their passenger safely on a target.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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If you have 3-foot dowels and rubber bands, you can can started on this fun and open design challenge. You can make structures big and small: make it so you can fit your parent into it!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, groups cut out and sort cards showing items recovered from a crash landing on the Moon. The 12 items range from food and water to rope and matches to a self-inflating life raft.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will imagine the challenges and opportunities of asteroid mining.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes