Engineering Design Process

This lesson helps engage student voice in developing stronger research questions and projects on topics about which they are interested, curious, and passionate. The Question Formulation Technique

Money, creative urge, ego, desire to help others, intellectual challenge and curiosity - inventors develop ideas for all of these reasons and all are valid, according to Invention City. During this

This lesson encourages students to use their imagination, design and construct something out of cardboard and other recyclables if you choose. Students will first be inspired by reading Pete the Cat’s

Students will take an amount of time to plan and build a eco friendly home. They will include four eco friendly ideas into their home both on the exterior and interior of their build. Students may

Students learn about the gila woodpecker as well as the 5 S's of birdwatching. Students then make observations of birds in their schoolyard, summarize the findings on a graph and slideshow, and design

Discuss with students how the size and shape of a structure helps to make different areas and shapes of shade. You might briefly discuss how some structures block the sunlight from the top only, while

Students use the engineering design process and recycled materials to create a plant float. Can be paired with Fix the Fish lesson if more chemistry and life sciences topics are desired.

This is a lesson designed for Edison Robots. Students will use the EdCreate kit to engineer the robot into an EdTank cotton ball launcher which represents a robot that assists in firefighting

During this activity students will build a payload rocket from pieces. After building the rocket, students will use the EDP to create a cargo carrier that holds an egg. This is placed in the rocket