Everyday Engineering: Budding Sound Engineers: Listening to Speakers and Earbuds

Journal Article | February 2015

In this 5E learning-cycle lesson, students construct a simple speaker consisting of a coil of wire, a magnet, and a disposable cup for a diaphragm that is connected to an MP3 player. Students then evaluate competing…

First-Grade Engineers

Journal Article | February 2010

Can students build a house that is cost effective and strong enough to survive strong winds, heavy rains, and earthquakes? First graders in Ms. Peter’s classroom worked like engineers to answer this question. They…

Engineering Nanoparticles for the Body

Journal Article | February 2018

Design a nanoparticle that can travel through a blood vessel.

Engineering Seltzer Rockets

Journal Article | June 2016

Test and refine student-constructed rockets to explore the practices of science and engineering outlined in the NGSS.

Engineering Design Challenge

Journal Article | November 2014

Building a voltaic cell in the high school chemistry classroom.

Make Room for Engineering

Journal Article | November 2014

Strategies to overcome anxieties about adding engineering to your curriculum.

Community-Based Engineering

Journal Article | August 2015

A design task helps students identify and find solutions to a school-yard problem.

Gearing Up for Engineering

Journal Article | August 2014

Explore gears and forces through a hands-on investigation using simple machines.

Family Style Engineering

Journal Article | November 2012

Teaming up with the larger school community and inviting families to learn alongside students has benefits for all. Students and their families learn to apply the engineering design process in a variety of contexts…

Engineering Design Challenge

Journal Article | October 2018

Minnesota 4-H seeks to improve the quantity and quality of out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experiences for middle school–age youth. In 2013 the Minnesota STEM team, a statewide team of 4…