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

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

Ship the Chip
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In this activity, learners explore engineering package designs that meet the needs of safely shipping a product.

Can You Copperplate?
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In this activity, learners explore chemical engineering and how the processes of chemical plating and electroplating have impacted many industries.

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

ZOOM Glue
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In this activity, learners mix milk, vinegar, baking soda, and water to create sticky glue. Use this activity to explain how engineers develop and evaluate new materials and products.

Temperature Tactics
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In this activity, learners explore the devices used over time to measure changes in temperature.

Spaghetti Strength
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF, learners explore how engineers characterize building materials.

The Power of Graphene
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This lesson focuses on graphene and its electrical properties and applications.

Fizzy Nano Challenge
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This lesson focuses on how materials behave differently as their surface area increases.

Battling for Oxygen
Working in groups, learners model the continuous destruction and creation of ozone (O3) molecules, which occur in the ozone layer.

Exploring the Nanoworld with LEGO Bricks: Structures and Their Construction at the Nanoscale
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In this activity (pages 42-49), learners discover the methods and challenges of building nanoscale structures with macroscale equipment.

Paper making: a craft and a chemical engineering major
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In this activity, learners explore the question "What is paper?" Learners discover the processes and materials required to make paper while experimenting with different recycled fibers and tools.

Liquid Body Armor
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In this activity, learners explore how nanotechnology is being used to create new types of protective fabrics.

Try Your Hand at Nano
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This lesson focuses on two simple activities that younger learners can do to gain an appreciation of nanotechnology. First, learners measure their hands in nanometers.

Sugar Crystal Challenge
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This lesson focuses on surface area and how the shape of sugar crystals may differ as they are grown from sugars of different coarseness.