Students will design, build and test a crew exploration vehicle, or CEV, to carry astronauts to Mars – meeting size, mass and payload requirements.

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

Students will use the engineering design process to design, build, test and improve a model satellite intended to investigate the surface of a planet.

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

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 build a solar oven and learn about the importance of solar energy for establishing a lunar base.

Students construct balloon-powered rockets to launch the greatest payload possible to the classroom ceiling.

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