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 predict the scale of our solar system and the distance between planets, then check their answers using fractions.

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

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.

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

Students design, build and program a robotic “super crawler” to transport a payload from a starting position to a target launch pad, deliver the payload in an upright position and return the robot to the starting point.