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Have students drive their own learning in Motion Impossible!

Motion Impossible

In this three part challenge, students will design and test devices that can move a heart quickly and safely across land, water, or air.

Grades: 4-12
Duration: Three 60 minute sessions

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Like most of our resources, this lesson is aligned with the engineering strand of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Engineering Journals

Duration: 60 minutes

Grade Levels: 3-8

Practice writing and documentation skills, whether in-person or virtual, with this journaling lesson.

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Engineering for Earthquakes

Duration: 60 min

Grade Levels: 3-5

Engineer a structure and see if it can survive an earthquake you create.

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Engineering Education Principles

Grade Levels: K-12

Key principles for teaching engineering through design challenge learning in any setting.

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Energy Madness

Duration: Six 50-minute sessions

Grade Levels: 4-8

Design a machine that can deliver a remote control to an immobile friend.

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Energy at Play

Duration: 60-90 minutes

Grade Levels: 3-6

Build a device that can move a ball to a target while exploring energy transfer.

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Emerging Technologies

Duration: Three 60-minute sessions

Grade Levels: 7-12

Examine environmental issues through the lens of four emerging technologies.

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Drones: Buzz Solutions

Duration: 1 minute

Grade Levels: K-12

Video: Vik built a drone and attached some pollution monitoring sensors on it to find out how polluted the air was in his city, New Delhi.

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Designing a Design Challenge

Grade Levels: K-12

The essential elements and tools for creating your own design challenge.

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Design for All: Project Playground

Lesson: 60 minutes Activity: 30 minutes

Grade Levels: 3-5

Become playground designers! Draw a playground for yourself and a fictional friend using a persona.

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