Family Design Challenges (x25 in English/x25 in Spanish)
These family-friendly activities for all ages will unlock your creativity to explore, design and test solutions for real-world problems. The challenges use everyday household items but you can switch them…
Sensitive Delivery
In this lesson, students will be presented with a real-world program and apply learned science and engineering concepts and practices to design a package that utilizes self-heating and self-cooling technology.
Project Pipeline
In this lesson, students will use the engineering design process to design and construct a model pipeline that can carry water from one location to another. Along the way, students…
Geometric Building Design
In this lesson, students will use mapping software to visualize the relationship between two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. They will then create 2-D and 3-D scale building models before they present…
Digital Transmission
Students in this lesson will learn the science behind photography as they explore manipulating shutter speed to capture light motion trails. Throughout, students will learn about the properties of light…
How to Use the Engineering Design Process to Solve Problems
In this episode of STEM Unplugged, students will learn about a five-step engineering design process that they can use to find solutions to real-world problems using a few simple supplies.
How to Experiment with Pharmaceutical Engineering
In this episode of STEM Unplugged, students will learn how engineers design pill casings for medicines to deliver a desired effect in the human body through a step-by-step experiment that…
To Our Solar System and Back
Learn about astronomy and how scientists explore the cosmos. Then command a virtual rocket launch to explore a nearby celestial body and learn about the careers that explore and understand…
Robotics to the Rescue
Learn about natural disasters and how robots can be used to aid in reconnaissance and recovery efforts. Conduct a virtual rescue mission and explore the diverse range of careers in…
City Planning for Biodiversity and Our Future
In this lesson, students will learn about biodiversity and the benefits it has, even in more urban areas. After doing a hands-on activity to calculate a biodiversity index, students will…
