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In this design challenge, learners will create wind-powered contraptions to transport a load, such as a cupcake or another small object, and test to see if they work.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, "write" a secret message in genetic code as beads on a string.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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The goal of this activity is to design, build and test a house or toy for an animal.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners design and build a NASA rover using raw pasta and candy with a limited imaginary budget.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map, making sure each country is colored a different color than any of its neighbors.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create night lights using a plastic cup, programmable PICO Cricket, tri-color LED, and sensor.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create painting machines that can paint moving forwards and backwards.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct wands that play different notes depending on information from light sensors programmed via a PICO Cricket.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this twist on a classic design challenge, learners will try to stop a bouncy ball from bouncing as they explore how to control the fall of an object.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use design thinking to design and build their own bridge out of household materials including adhesives and/or connectors.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes