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App Design
App Design
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App Design
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Learn about the growing app design field by designing a new or improved app for smartphones.
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App Design
App Design
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App Design
Learn about the growing app design field by designing a new or improved app for smartphones.
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Egg Drop
Design Challenge: Egg Drop
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Design Challenge: Egg Drop
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.
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Design Challenge: Egg Drop
Design Challenge: Egg Drop
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Design Challenge: Egg Drop
In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Outdoor Oven
Outdoor Oven
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Outdoor Oven
Pre-K
Measurement
In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:
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Outdoor Oven
Outdoor Oven
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Outdoor Oven
In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:
Pre-K
Measurement
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Test Kitchen: Spoons
Test Kitchen: Spoons
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Test Kitchen: Spoons
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.
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Test Kitchen: Spoons
Test Kitchen: Spoons
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Test Kitchen: Spoons
In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
First Grade
Reading
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
First Grade
Reading
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Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
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Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
Sixth Grade
Physical Science
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.
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Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
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Design Challenge: Design a Roller Coaster
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.
Sixth Grade
Physical Science
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Design Challenge: Balloon Car
Design Challenge: Balloon Car
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Design Challenge: Balloon Car
Sixth Grade
Physical Science
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a car that can be powered by a balloon!
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Design Challenge: Balloon Car
Design Challenge: Balloon Car
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Design Challenge: Balloon Car
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a car that can be powered by a balloon!
Sixth Grade
Physical Science
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Tin Can Phone
Tin Can Phone
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Tin Can Phone
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.
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Tin Can Phone
Tin Can Phone
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Tin Can Phone
Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make a Water Well!
Make a Water Well!
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Make a Water Well!
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Here's a simple science activity that will help your child better understand how wells bring us water.
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Make a Water Well!
Make a Water Well!
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Make a Water Well!
Here's a simple science activity that will help your child better understand how wells bring us water.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
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Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!
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Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
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Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Clay Animation
Clay Animation
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Clay Animation
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.
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Clay Animation
Clay Animation
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Clay Animation
In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Insulate a Cup
Design Challenge: Insulate a Cup
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Design Challenge: Insulate a Cup
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.
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Design Challenge: Insulate a Cup
Design Challenge: Insulate a Cup
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Design Challenge: Insulate a Cup
In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.
Sixth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Life-Size Maze
Life-Size Maze
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Life-Size Maze
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will create a set of instructions for navigating a life-size maze.
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Life-Size Maze
Life-Size Maze
Lesson Plan
Life-Size Maze
In this lesson, students will create a set of instructions for navigating a life-size maze.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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LEGO Marble Maze
LEGO Marble Maze
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LEGO Marble Maze
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will solve a design problem as they create a marble maze out of LEGO bricks.
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LEGO Marble Maze
LEGO Marble Maze
Lesson Plan
LEGO Marble Maze
In this lesson, students will solve a design problem as they create a marble maze out of LEGO bricks.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
Homemade Periscope
Homemade Periscope
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Homemade Periscope
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.
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Homemade Periscope
Homemade Periscope
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Homemade Periscope
Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Chair Design Challenge
Chair Design Challenge
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Chair Design Challenge
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.
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Chair Design Challenge
Chair Design Challenge
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Chair Design Challenge
In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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World's First Energy-Saving Microcontroller Powered Generator
World's First Energy-Saving Microcontroller Powered Generator
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World's First Energy-Saving Microcontroller Powered Generator
Engineering and Science Inquiry
2011 VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR ENTRY: The objective of this science fair project is to develop a microcontroller and circuit that can conduct electricity.
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World's First Energy-Saving Microcontroller Powered Generator
World's First Energy-Saving Microcontroller Powered Generator
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World's First Energy-Saving Microcontroller Powered Generator
2011 VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR ENTRY: The objective of this science fair project is to develop a microcontroller and circuit that can conduct electricity.
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Little Pig Algorithm
Little Pig Algorithm
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Little Pig Algorithm
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Introduce students to the term algorithm using the familiar story of The Three Little Pigs. In this lesson, students will develop an algorithm, or a step-by-step sequence of instructions, for building a house made out of bricks.
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Little Pig Algorithm
Little Pig Algorithm
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Little Pig Algorithm
Introduce students to the term algorithm using the familiar story of The Three Little Pigs. In this lesson, students will develop an algorithm, or a step-by-step sequence of instructions, for building a house made out of bricks.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
Dog Dish Design
Dog Dish Design
Lesson Plan
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Dog Dish Design
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will use computational thinking and design engineering to create and compare prototypes of a feeding dish for a pet dog.
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Dog Dish Design
Dog Dish Design
Lesson Plan
Dog Dish Design
In this lesson, students will use computational thinking and design engineering to create and compare prototypes of a feeding dish for a pet dog.
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
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Design Challenge: Marble Labyrinths
In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
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Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.
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Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
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Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
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Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
Third Grade
Physical Science
In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!
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Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
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Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!
Third Grade
Physical Science
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