Pre Engineering Distance Learning Remote Projects

Here is a resilience project. Kids build and fail and retest through their natural curiosity with low risk resource waste. Specifically designed to get my students off of their screens, this is a linked and video instructional on making paper airplanes. There are step by step instructions for 7 different designs with additional links to details. Students definitely appreciate the option to choose their own design. The launcher option is certainly advanced, with about 15% of my students pu

My middle school students using district chromebooks have had great success with tinkercad - Autodesk's browser 3D design software. This step-by-step introductory project gets kids started and making a name tag. They can send you .stl files to 3D printing but it is not necessary - the design and building requirements are adequately challenging and satisfying. This free version is 1 of 3 complete and engaging instructional multimedia lessons.

My students really enjoyed getting off the computer and using their space in an inventive way. Our extended fall lockdown turned into pretty cool challenges - buy-in is with making a mess and smashing things into the wall, in the name of research. "I am doing a school project! Friction, tension, mass and some engineering design are crosscut in all the problem solving.Students choose a character/action figure, design a cart and zipline.Add some youtube video examples - I can't use my flipgr

Have your students play on their custom checkers/chess boards with custom pieces in Google Slides. I have added resources to help students create their own chess boards (interesting pieces with backgrounds removed) NEW: Slide with animated chess pieces Step by step guide to : 1) Making a custom board (including using Pixlr.com for removing background) 2)Make custom pieces 3)Turning the board into a permanent background Timers and rock paper scissors (who goes first) are included 4) How to sha

Start Quarantine Engineering with a nice soft, everyone can do it exercise. 7 day project containing games, video links, Archimedes principle basics and written directions ( modified for less stress). Easy project for students to test, experiment, modify and use Google sheets without too much data gathering pressure. Linked and open Basic Directions + Data Sheet embedded in Slides Have fun.

Collection of screenshot skills/apps, finding photos, adding files, submitting assignments and advanced split screen moves. My 6th graders utilize each one of these skills as I slowly add them to our skill set.

Create a Tumblewing walk behind glider. Includes video links, pattern links and how to photos. Fun, easy, low material project. No data - only two styles to choose from and some suggested Advanced modifications.