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In this fun hands-on activity learners explore a simple machine: the lever. What happens to a load when you multiply the length of a lever? Find out here!

In this great hands-on activity, learners use patterns to make a teepee from newspaper that they sit inside.

In this activity, learners will build the highest tower they can out of recycled materials.

In this engineering activity, challenge learners to construct a paper bridge that can support 100 pennies.

In this activity, learners explore the concepts of structural engineering and how to measure the critical load, or the maximum weight a structure can bear.

If you have 3-foot dowels and rubber bands, you can can started on this fun and open design challenge. You can make structures big and small: make it so you can fit your parent into it!

In this activity, learners use things from the kitchen as building materials to explore how shapes contribute to the strength of different structures.

In this engineering activity, challenge learners to build a tower out of 10 sheets of newspaper and 3 feet of masking tape, which can hold a golf ball balancing at the top.

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

In this activity, learners explore different ways to stack cups to meet a personal goal.

In this activity, learners build bridges out of newspaper and tape to explore how structures are designed to bear loads.

In this activity, learners explore how engineers have improved roofing designs and materials in order to protect the contents of buildings.