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Learners investigate stress and strain by designing, building, and testing beams made from polymer clay.

In this activity (located on pages 23-24 of the PDF), learners are introduced to structural engineering and encouraged to practice goal-oriented building.

In this sports-themed engineering activity, learners create super bouncy balls out of balloons. Learners brainstorm, test their designs, and share results.

In this design challenge activity, learners build a machine out of cardboard that runs smoothly and dependably. Learners must be precise to make sure their component works properly.

In this activity, learners design a bungee jump for an egg using nylon stockings.

In this design challenge activity, learners build a rubber band-powered rover that can scramble across the room.

In this activity, learners design and build a NASA rover using raw pasta and candy with a limited imaginary budget.

In this activity, challenge learners to design a roller coaster ride for a marble using cardboard and other simple materials.

This activity explores the main algorithms that are used as the basis for searching on computers, using different variations on the game of battleships.