Search Engineering & Science Practice Hands-on Activities

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use three simple materials to create a launcher for an action figure or small toy.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a car that can be powered by a balloon!

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

In this design thinking activity, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to find a solution that can inflate a balloon.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

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.

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!