3rd - 7th Grade Engineering Design Resources

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 a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

In this design challenge, students will be tasked with creating a bouncy ball polymer!

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

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

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 choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

In this design challenge, 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 create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

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

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

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.