30 Jun Water Bottle Rockets: 3 Awesome Activities to Create Rockets with Water Bottles
What causes these water bottle rockets to fly? Learn the science behind this awesome engineering project where kids create rockets out of plastic bottles. ...
Engineering
16 Apr What is the Engineering Design Process? [Plus, a Free Worksheet]
This process is a step-by-step method used by teams of engineers to solve engineering problems or challenges. We all run into issues in our everyday lives. These might involve a gadget that’s not working correctly and needs improvement or could include something we want to make “from scratch.” Using math, engineering, and science concepts, we consider...
05 Mar 6 Projects for Learning about Simple Machines
Simple machines are tools with few or no moving parts that make work easier. There are six types of simple machines: lever, inclined plane, wedge, screw, wheel and axle, and pulley. I love starting out a lesson on simple machines of brainstorming in a class with all of the examples of different simple machines they can...
13 Feb 4 Innovative Activities with The Spider Robot at home or in the classroom
The Spider Robots are coming. When it is time to introduce your students to Robotics, the Spider Robot is a great option. It is an inexpensive way to introduce the building blocks of robotics. I have used this Robot in my STEM classes for over five years. When I first started using it, my goal was...