Resources

  • Teaching Science When You Don’t Know Diddly-Squat: What thread is the strongest?

    Published on September 1, 2022
    Teaching Science When You Don’t Know Diddly-Squat gives guidelines for teaching inquiry-based science and includes eleven activities.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: A Tube Rube

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will design and build a Rube Goldberg machine to get a marble through a cardboard tube and into a cup.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Paper Airplane Race

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will make a paper airplane that goes the farthest. You will also explore the role that aerodynamics, thrust and gravity can play in how far it will fly.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Marble Maze

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will build a maze that a marble can go through from beginning to end while navigating a variety of obstacles.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Marshmallow High-Rise

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will build a model of a high-rise building out of marshmallows. The goal of this activity is to build the tallest tower you can build that will stay standing on its own.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Humming Harmonica

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will build two harmonicas and practice using the engineering process to create harmonicas that make different sounds.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Building Like a Beaver

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will practice using the engineering process to build a model of a dam. The goal of this activity is to build a dam that prevents water from flowing freely and creates a pool or pond.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Peanut Hut

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will build a model of a hut that can fit a small toy inside and is strong enough to support a heavy book without collapsing.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: The Strongest Column

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this project, you will build a table that can support six books using tape and paper.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Full Engineering Activity Book

    Published on June 20, 2022
    The Heads In, Hearts In family enrichment program encourages families to use their minds as a tool to expand their knowledge around a variety of topic areas. This packet contains all 16 engineering activities.