Category	Description	Ages
Engineering Design Properties Of Materials	A Century of Plastics Lesson focuses on how plastics of all sorts have been engineered in to everyday products over the past century, with emphasis on materials selection and engineering.	8 - 18
Engineering Design Mathematical Applications Motion And Forces	A Question of Balance Lesson focuses on the use of weight scales and measurement by manufacturing engineers. Teams of students are posed with the challenge of developing a system to fill jars with a specific weight or count of products such as marbles or paperclips.	11 - 18
Engineering Design	Adaptive Device Design Lesson focuses on the engineering of adaptive or assistive devices, such as prosthetic devices, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, grab bars, hearing aids, lifts, or braces.	8 - 18
Engineering Design	Assembly Line This lesson demonstrates the power of mass production. Students work in teams to design, construct, test, and redesign an assembly line to manufacture a product as quickly and efficiently as possible to meet the quality control criteria.	8 - 18
Buildings and Structures Engineering Design	Biomimicry in Engineering Lesson focuses on the concept of Biomimicry and students learn how engineers have incorporated structures and methods from the living world in products and solutions for all industries. Students then work in teams to develop a structure or system based on an example in nature that would help people living on the moon. They design their structure on paper, learn about patents, and share their designs with the class.	8 - 18
Buildings and Structures Engineering Design Motion And Forces	Build a Big Wheel Lesson focuses on the engineering behind big wheels (sometimes called Ferris wheels). Teams of students explore the engineering behind the "London Eye," explore the history of big wheels, and construct a working wheel model using pasta, glue, and teabags.	8 - 18
Engineering Design Properties Of Materials Robotics Technology	Build Your Own Robot Arm Develop a robot arm using common materials. Students will explore design, construction, teamwork, and materials selection and use.	8 - 18
Engineering Design Motion And Forces Properties Of Materials	Can You Canoe? Lesson focuses on how canoes, which have been hand built for centuries, have been impacted by engineered materials and manufacturing processes over the years. Student teams design and build a model canoe frame and then cover their frame with everyday materials and test their design in a basin. Student model canoes must be able to float, travel a distance of 4 feet, and support a load. Students then evaluate the effectiveness of their canoes and those of other teams, and present their findings to the class.	8 - 18
Engineering Design	Cast Your Vote Lesson focuses on how technology and engineering impact society, and how poll-taking has been influenced by engineering over time. Students design and construct a voting or polling machine out of everyday items, then evaluate the effectiveness of the design.	8 - 12
Environments And Resources Engineering Design Properties Of Materials	Classroom Paper Recycling Lesson focuses on how engineers and others have developed and improved the manufacturing of recycled paper. Students work in teams to recycle and manufacture their own recycled paper while learning how recycled paper is manufactured on a larger scale in paper facilities. Student teams evaluate current processes for creating paper and develop improvement to the procedure.	8 - 18

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