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This flow-chart describes the engineering design process.
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Students use the engineering design process to build a structure to handle the greatest load and gain first-hand experience with compression and tension forces.
In this challenge, students will use a model robotic arm to move items from one location to another. They will engage in the engineering design process to design, build and operate the arm.
Students design and build a solar hot water heater and see how big a temperature change they can get.
Students work in teams employing an iterative design process to design and build a water filtration device using commonly available materials.
Student teams use the engineering design process and everyday materials to design an insulator that will keep a small amount of water from rapidly changing temperature.
Students design and test parachute landing systems to successfully land a probe on target.
Using only pasta and glue, students design a rover that will travel down a one-meter ramp and then travel an additional one meter on a smooth, flat surface.
Students study rocket stability as they design, construct and launch paper rockets using soda straws.
Students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.
Students build a rubber-band-powered rover that can scramble across the room.
In this illustrated problem set, students use pi to collect samples from an asteroid, fly a helicopter on Mars for the first time, find efficient ways to talk with distant spacecraft, and study the forces behind Earth's beautiful auroras.
Students create a presentation for their peers by exploring planets, missions, and asteroids with NASA’s Eyes, a free, web-based interactive.
In this illustrated math problem, students use pi to determine the volume of a rock core collected by the Perseverance Mars rover.
In this illustrated problem set, students use pi to calculate the size of a Mars rock sample, compare the mirrors of two space telescopes, deduce an asteroid's makeup, and size up a solar eclipse.
