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A-Mazing Robot
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This activity lets you program your 'robot' (a willing friend) to pick up and dispose of some 'toxic waste' using as few commands as possible.
Cupcake Delivery
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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.
Hull Engineering
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In this activity, learners explore how the hull shape impacts a ship's performance and stability.
Design For All: Project Playground
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In this design challenge, learners will practice empathy and design thinking skills by creating a play space that is fun, both for themselves and other kids.
Engineering For Earthquakes
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In this design challenge, learners will engineer a structure and see if it can survive an earthquake they create.
Don't Crack Humpty
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Groups of learners are provided with a generic car base and an egg. Their mission: design a device/enclosure to protect the egg on or in the car as it rolls down a ramp with increasing slopes.
Making With Microbes
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In this design challenge, learners will use microbes to design and grow a custom biomaterial at home and make something creative with it.
Design For All: Imagining Inventions
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In this design challenge, learners will practice empathy and design thinking skills by creating an invention of the future.
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.
Toxic Popcorn Design Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering design process (EDP)—the process engineers use to solve design challenges.
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.
Subtractive Paint Prints
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In this activity, learners of all ages will experiment with paint and printmaking.
Build Your Own Robot Arm
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In this lesson, learners develop a robot arm using common materials. Learners explore design, construction, and teamwork, as well as materials selection and use.
Jump Into Design: Understanding the Design Process
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In this series of activities (page 5), students are introduced to the design process.
Brick Drop Challenge
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In this design challenge, leaners attempt to build a strong structure out of LEGO® bricks that can withstand a 4-foot drop.
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.
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.
DIY Pasta Rover
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In this activity, learners design and build a NASA rover using raw pasta and candy with a limited imaginary budget.