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Solar Structures
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In this activity, learners explore how the power of the sun can be harnessed to heat and cool a building.

Working with Wind Energy
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In this activity, learners explore how wind energy can be generated on both a large and small scale.

Shipping for Survival
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In this activity, learners explore how packaging engineers develop customized shipping and packaging containers to meet the needs of many different industries.

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

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

Get It Write
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In this activity, learners explore how pens have been engineered and re-engineered over time. Learners work as a team to develop a working pen out of everyday items.

Playing with Parachutes
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In this activity, learners explore how parachutes are used to slow down moving objects. Learners work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own parachutes out of everyday items.

Folding Matters
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In this activity, learners explore how the process of folding has impacts on engineering and is evident in nature.

Build a Big Wheel
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have developed big wheels or Ferris wheels.

Engineer a Dam
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In this activity, learners explore the function and engineering of dams and how dams have many uses and solve many problems in the world.

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

Planting with Precision
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers work to solve the challenges of a society, such as efficient planting and harvesting.

Uncanny Motion
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In this activity, learners explore motion and airflow by setting two aluminum cans on their side and blowing air in-between them.

Getting Your Bearings
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of friction and how ball bearings reduce friction.

Making Sense of Sensors
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In this activity, learners explore sensors and focus specifically on how to measure humidity using a sensor.

Lego Man Jump
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In this activity, learners are challenged to create a parachute using easily sourced materials in order to transport a LEGO figure safely to the ground.

Measuring the Wind
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In this activity, learners explore how anemometers work to record wind speeds and how the equipment has undergone engineering adaptations over time.

Trebuchet Toss
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In this activity, learners explore trebuchet design. Teams of learners construct trebuchets from everyday materials.

Water Rocket Launch
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In this activity, learners explore rocketry and the principals of space flight.

Sort It Out!
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have developed sorting systems which integrate into manufacturing and packaging processes. Learners explore how coins are made.