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    Engineering Design Process Flow Chart

    This flow-chart describes the engineering design process.

    Engineering
    Grades K-12
  2. Lesson .

    Spaghetti Anyone? Building with Pasta

    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.

    Engineering
    Grades K-8
    <30 mins
  3. Lesson .

    Robotic Arm Challenge

    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.

    Engineering
    Grades K-8
    30 - 60 mins
  4. Lesson .

    Feel the Heat

    Students design and build a solar hot water heater and see how big a temperature change they can get.

    Engineering
    Grades 4, 6-12
    1-2 hrs
  5. Lesson .

    Water Filtration Challenge

    Students work in teams employing an iterative design process to design and build a water filtration device using commonly available materials.

    Engineering
    Grades 5-12
    1-2 hrs
  6. Lesson .

    Mars Thermos

    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.

    Engineering
    Grades 4-8
    1-2 hrs
  7. Lesson .

    Parachute Design

    Students design and test parachute landing systems to successfully land a probe on target.

    Engineering
    Grades K-2
    1-2 hrs
  8. Lesson .

    Planetary Pasta Rovers

    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.

    Engineering
    Grades 3-8
    1-2 hrs
  9. Lesson .

    Soda-Straw Rockets

    Students study rocket stability as they design, construct and launch paper rockets using soda straws.

    Engineering
    Grades 4-8
    <30 mins
  10. Lesson .

    Touchdown

    Students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.

    Engineering
    Grades 3-8
    30 - 60 mins
  11. Lesson .

    Pi in the Sky 8

    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.

    Math
    Grades 9-12
    30 - 60 mins
  12. Lesson .

    Presenting With NASA’s Eyes

    Students create a presentation for their peers by exploring planets, missions, and asteroids with NASA’s Eyes, a free, web-based interactive.

    Technology
    Grades 4-12
    1-2 hrs
  13. Lesson .

    Make a Cardboard Rover

    Students build a rubber-band-powered rover that can scramble across the room.

    Engineering
    Grades 6-12
    30 - 60 mins
  14. Lesson .

    Tubular Tally: A ‘Pi in the Sky’ Math Challenge

    In this illustrated math problem, students use pi to determine the volume of a rock core collected by the Perseverance Mars rover.

    Math
    Grades 8-12
    <30 mins
  15. Lesson .

    Pi in the Sky 10

    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.

    Math
    Grades 5, 7-12
    30 - 60 mins
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