During this engineering-based lesson, learners design and build a device that can survive a drop in order to deliver emergency supplies.

Work in teams to build structures that can withstand a natural hazard. Visit three “islands” and build a structure with only two or three materials.

Build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation.

Students practice defining a problem and developing their own criteria as they recreate an object from paper and test it in this simple design challenge.

Use line plots to compare the trajectories of balloon-powered Mars vehicles. 

Explore how expansion is related to movement by designing a device that controls the movement of a dropped ball. 

Build a device to explore the force of lift in a hovercraft. Grade Levels: 6-8

Build, test and modify hovering devices in a wind tunnel to expand knowledge of design and aerodynamics.

Design and prototype a device that rolls to a target area.