Grades 6–10 | NGSS-Aligned | Science • Engineering • Project-Based LearningThis engaging, standards-aligned Engineering Design Process Boat Building Project invites students to apply real-world design thinking to a hands-on challenge: build a small boat that can hold as many marbles as possible without sinking. Structured around the seven steps of the Engineering Design Process (EDP)—Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, and Reflect—this project is ideal for secondary science, STEM, or en