Next Generation Scientists

This student project document provides students with an environmental engineering design challenge- designing a water filter. Beginning with an introduction to environmental engineering and the engineering design process, students are then introduced to the design challenge. Through a series of scaffolded questions, students are led through the steps of ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve. This project takes 4-5 days if each day focuses on one step in the engineering design process. (Imagi

This student project document walks students through engineering design process as they design, build, test, and evaluate a solar oven built from a box, tin foil, plastic wrap, and construction paper. NGSS Connections: MS-PS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.