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Engineering Design Process Worksheets Posters STEM Booklet Phenomenon Bundle
Inspire future engineers with engineering design process worksheets, posters, and foldable booklets. Each component is carefully crafted to build problem-solving skills and encourage innovative thinking. Bundles are the most economical way to get all the resources. Check out the previews to see how these engineering design process tools can make a difference in your classroom and help your students succeed. Here's what you get:✓ The Engineering Design Process Posters✓ Foldable Booklets✓ Kid-Fr
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physics, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Marble Run Lab Sheet
This data sheet walks students through the design process of making a slow marble run. I included areas where they need to measure and average times.
3rd - 6th
Other (Math), Physics
Engineering Design STEM Pasta Car Project - 5 Days of Lesson Plans & Resources
This is a hands-on, low-prep STEM activity that gets your students thinking, building, and problem-solving. The Pasta Car Racer challenge guides students through the engineering design process as they work to design a car made (mostly!) out of pasta. Students will love helping Mayor Noodleton save the day by designing and testing their very own pasta car to compete in the Pasta Grand Prix. Whether working independently or with a partner, students will imagine, plan, build, and improve their
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+1
Across the Divide: An Engineering Design Challenge
Bring real-world engineering and creativity to your classroom with this hands-on “Across the Divide” design challenge where learners must solve a canyon crisis problem! Bring real-world engineering and creativity to your classroom with this hands-on canyon crisis design challenge! Students take on the role of engineers tasked with helping a village reconnect with its school across a dangerous canyon. Using the Design Thinking process—Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test—they brainsto
K - 8th
Engineering, Physics
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
STEM Activities & Challenges: 2nd & 3rd Grade Simple Machines Leprechaun Trap
St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Trap STEM Project-Based Learning is here! This STEM activity and challenge for 2nd-3rd graders uses the concepts of simple machines (pulleys, levers, inclined planes/ramps) and the engineering design process to engage students in the challenge of building a leprechaun trap that can trap and contain a marble or ping pong ball (representing a leprechaun). Step-by-step directions and materials list are both provided for the teacher to allow for maximum student success.
2nd - 3rd
Engineering, Physics, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+5
Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets – Structural Engineering | Grades 3–5 PDF
Looking for student-ready worksheets to run an earthquake engineering challenge in your upper elementary STEM classroom? This Earthquake Shake Tower Student Worksheet Packet provides clear, student-facing pages that guide Grades 3–5 learners through the engineering design process as they design, test, and improve a tower built to withstand simulated earthquake shaking. This resource is print-and-go and designed to help students work more independently while documenting their thinking, testi
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics
NGSS
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
Also included in: Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets Bundle – Grades 3–8 PDF
Ball Drop Challenge
Introducing our dynamic, NGSS Supporting, lesson plan: "Building Blocks Engineering Challenge - Ball Drop!" Engage your students in an immersive exploration of engineering principles through hands-on experimentation with building blocks. In this captivating lesson, students will delve into the heart of the engineering design process by tackling a challenge: safeguarding a delicate marble from the impact of a drop. Armed with their ingenuity and problem-solving skills, students will brainstorm, p
K - 8th
Engineering, Physics, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
STEM Engineering Mini Challenge Bundle – 14 Quick Activities | Grades K–8
Transform your classroom into a hands-on engineering lab with this STEM & STEAM Engineering Challenge Mega Bundle featuring 14 highly engaging, classroom-tested design challenges! This bundle is packed with low-prep, high-impact projects that build critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and real-world problem-solving skills using the Engineering Design Process. Perfect for STEM Labs, Science Classrooms, Makerspaces, PBL Units, After-School Programs, Sub Plans, and Summer STEM Camps,
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Earthquake Shake Tower Challenge – Structural Engineering STEM Project
In the Earthquake Shake Test Tower STEM Challenge, students become civil and structural engineers as they design and build a tower that can withstand simulated earthquake forces without collapsing. Using simple classroom materials, students explore vibrations, structural stability, balance, and energy transfer while engaging in authentic problem-solving through the Engineering Design Process. This exciting, low-prep STEM challenge is ideal for STEM labs, science classrooms, engineering unit
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Project Based Learning-Design a Mini-Golf Hole Challenge
Bring math and science to life with Mini-Golf Mayhem — an engaging, hands-on Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit where students design a mini-golf hole through creativity and innovation! By aligning this resource to your own geometry and science standards, students will go through the process of designing and building their very own creative mini-golf hole. Students will: Explore angles, measurement, force, and motion Apply real-world problem-solving and collaboration Innovate with creativity w
3rd - 8th
Geometry, Measurement, Physics
Tower Building STEM Challenge – Wind Resistance Engineering | Grades K–8
In the Windproof Tower STEM Challenge, students become civil and structural engineers as they design and construct a tower that can withstand strong winds without tipping or collapsing. Using simple classroom materials, students investigate wind forces, stability, center of mass, and structural reinforcement while engaging in authentic problem-solving through the Engineering Design Process. This high-engagement, low-prep STEM challenge is perfect for STEM labs, science classrooms, engineeri
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Boat Float STEM Challenge – Buoyancy Engineering Design Activity | Grades K–8
In the Paper Lifeboat STEM Challenge, students become marine engineers as they design and build a lifeboat made entirely from paper and simple classroom materials that can safely float and carry passengers (cargo). This hands-on STEM challenge introduces students to buoyancy, displacement, stability, and structural design while using the Engineering Design Process to solve a real-world survival problem. This engaging, low-prep STEM activity is perfect for STEM labs, science classrooms, engi
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Sailboat STEM Challenge – Forces, Motion & Speed Engineering | Grades K–8
In the Paper Sailboat Speed Test STEM Challenge, students become marine and mechanical engineers as they design and build a paper sailboat that uses wind power to move as fast and as far as possible across water. Through hands-on experimentation, students explore how wind force, sail shape, surface area, drag, and stability affect speed and motion while applying the Engineering Design Process. This exciting, low-prep STEM challenge is perfect for STEM labs, science classrooms, engineering u
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Lab: Magnet Maze Challenge Hands-On | Force & Motion
Get your students excited about science and engineering with this fun, hands-on Magnet Maze STEM Challenge!Perfect for 2nd – 5th Grade, this engaging STEM lab introduces students to the concepts of force and motion through exploration and play. Students will design, build, test, and improve their own maze while using a magnet to move a paperclip from start to finish — without touching it! This activity encourages: ✔ Problem-solving ✔ Critical thinking ✔ Hands-on learning ✔ Early engineerin
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Physics
Paper Nest STEM Challenge – Structure & Stability Engineering | Grades K–8
Paper Nest Protector STEM Challenge – Hands-On Engineering & Egg Protection ProjectProtect the “nest” at all costs! In the Paper Nest Protector STEM Challenge, students become engineers tasked with designing a protective structure that keeps a fragile egg safe from impact using only simple classroom materials. This high-engagement, low-prep project introduces students to real-world engineering, force and motion, and structural design through the Engineering Design Process. Perfect for STEM la
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Tower Load Testing STEM Challenge – Elevated Structural Engineering | Grade 3
In the Future City Load Test, students become structural engineers as they design and build an elevated platform that must stay at least 4 inches off the table while supporting the maximum possible weight. Set inside the Future City Engineering narrative theme, this 1-week sprint introduces load distribution and compression as structural concepts distinct from the tower and bridge challenges of Q1 — giving Grade 3 students a complete independent Engineering Design Process cycle in a single focu
3rd
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-3
+4
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