Lessons

Students explore the cycle of day and night by sorting and classifying pictures, creating images and reading books.

Students will learn about the human impacts on bee populations as they design, test, build and observe a structure for solitary bees.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a dam that holds back a given volume of water for a certain time.

Students work collaboratively to design and build a floating device.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a marble run that meets specific criteria.

Students will learn about the properties of sound as they design, test and build a musical instrument.

Students work collaboratively to design and build a boot tread that will use friction to prevent slipping on an incline.

Students work collaboratively to design and build a device that uses simple machines to launch ping-pong balls.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a structure that will protect a seed from the elements.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a device that is able to sort seeds by size.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a sifter that separates soil according to particle size.

Students will design and build a model apartment building and learn how buildings such as these can be a solution for suburban sprawl.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a toy that is moved using forces applied by magnets.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build models of seeds that can travel as far as possible.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a simple irrigation system that transports water to at least two plants from one source without leaking.