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Learners work in groups to design and build a tower out of balsa wood. As a motivator, they can compete to build a tower with the highest strength-to-weight ratio.

Each group of learners uses everyday materials, such as paper, toothpicks, and tape to design and construct a structure intended to support the weight of a cinder block for 30 seconds.

Working in teams of four, learners build tetrahedral kites following specific instructions and using specific materials.

In this design-based activity, learners explore environments, ecosystems, energy flow and organism interactions by creating a model biodome. Learners become engineers who create model ecosystems.

After a discussion about what a parachute is and how it works, learners create parachutes using different materials that they think will work best.

In this activity, learners investigate the properties of different types of balls.

Learners construct and launch paper helicopters.

Through discussion and hands-on experimentation, learners examine the geological (ancient) carbon cycle.

In this activity, learners will become an engineer by designing and engineering a miniature parachute.

These three short activities challenge groups to fit objects through paper and index cards: "Slots" presents the challenge for one learner to figure out which objects fit through a hole cut by another

In this design challenge, learners will engineer a structure and see if it can survive an earthquake they create.

In this activity, learners explore the concept of how engineering solved the problem of human/computer interface.

In this activity, learners explore how engineering has impacted the manufacturing of canoes over time, including the development of new, durable, and lighter materials.

In this activity, learners explore how engineers work in a team to solve problems.

In this activity, learners explore how engineering has impacted the development of bridges over time, including innovative designs and the challenge of creating bridges that become landmarks for a cit

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

In this activity, learners are challenged to design a wind-powered car using only a handful of household materials.

In this activity, learners explore how engineers incorporate biometric technologies into products as well as the challenges of engineers who must weigh privacy, security and other issues when designin

In this activity, learners explore how musical instruments are engineered.

In this activity, learners explore the concept of how aerospace engineering has impacted sports, specifically exploring the design of golf balls.