Everyday Engineering

Looking for a hands-0n, fun project that is sure to get every student involved? The Paper Bridge Project is an excellent introduction to engineering that can be done individually, with a partner or in a group. This project can also make a great filler activity. This hands on project is fun and is sure to keep every student excited and involved while strengthening their skills in measuring, building, teamwork, design, problem solving, and other STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathem

Have you been looking for a fun STEM activity that is sure to get every student in your classroom involved in a hands-on way? Well then, look no further. The "Toilet Paper Tube Launcher" is a great way to introduce students to engineering and the problem solving process. This exciting activity teaches students to use creativity and ingenuity while working through the steps of researching, brainstorming, designing, building and testing a device as they solve an engineering problem. Students a

Are you looking for a great hands-on activity that is sure to get students involved in the world of STEM? The idea of this project is to have students improve their design, problem solving, building and teamwork skills. This hands on activity takes about 1 hour and is sure to get all students involved. In can also be used as a great filler activity. This is a very inexpensive introductory to engineering project for students in both elementary and middle school. Students find this activity c

The project can be used as an introductory project to physics, science and engineering. The Paper airplane experiment encourages students to research, design, and build while also expanding on their creativity, problem solving and fine motor skills

Using the basic concepts of engineering students will design, problem solve and build a beam bridge that is able to stretch the longest distance. This is a great introduction unit to physics with younger children. Not only are students able to create an exciting, hands on projects, but they are also able to learn some of the STEM basics like problem solving, planning and product testing.