Advanced Popsicle Stick Engineering
Popsicle sticks are a great resource when your are first starting to learn how to engineer. Cheap, easy to use, and they can be made…
Category: Engineer Projects
Engineering with old EVO or NXT Lego kits!
This is a Level 3 Engineering Project. This is exciting! We will be using old Lego NXT and EVO kits to learn how to engineer…
Well Done Tips – a favorite YouTube channel
Well done tips make wooden structures, electrical projects, and much much more. Some of their videos Video 1: How To Make A Colored LED Lamp…
tuk crafts – an awesome YouTube channel!
he makes things out out paper and teaches kids how to do it on his youtube channel fun facts: he has 189 videos and his…
Thang Engineer – Showing how to engineer cool stuff!
He engineers homemade RC cars, helicopters, boats and etc. He also reviews new RCs. His channel has 286 videos starting in 2019. Some of his…
Marble Drop Project | Level 1 Engineering Challenge
This project is to make a marble track. The goal is to engineer a track that lets the marble fall, slowly, until it eventually reaches the bottom.
To…
Popsicle Stick Marble Puzzle
This project is so much fun! Make sure to customize your work and make it challenging! This is a Level 1 engineer and designer project! When you…
Mousetrap Car | Beginning Engineer Project
This is a Level 3 Engineering Project -
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Popsicle Stick Engineering
Young engineers can get some solid practice with popsicle sticks, a drill, a skewer, and a hot glue gun! This can be a foundational activity that woul…
Dowel Critter Challenge
3D printing in the classroom is not easy to teach. One of the most difficult ideas to get students to grasp is how a parts can be assembled **after pr…
Projects that use syringes to move
This has to be some of the materials that have the most potential for cool project ideas. Brainstorm a project and figure out how to make it move!
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Make an awesome wheel in TinkerCAD! | Middle school Creativity Practice
This wheel is a real treat! Use the duplicate tool to make wheels that you can 3D print or as a part of an epic TinkerCAD project.
Duplicate Practice! TinkerCAD a Cactus, Flower, and Vase | Creativity activity for middle school
The duplicate tool in TinkerCAD is THE most powerful tool we have access to. My students often had trouble mastering it, so I made these practice exer…
Understanding a rubber band car – project details and advice
Here are instructions about how to make a rubber band car. I give advice and show you the basic steps, feel free to customize your project however you…
Crank Creativity Box – Middle School STEAM project
Here is a great STEM project for middle school students - Make a custom crank project!
I used electrical wires that an electrician was going to throw …
Make a Sheet Metal Box
This project is great for starting out with thin sheet metal! Introduction Tools you will need Safety Prepare your blank Bending the metal Using pop…
Make a 3D Print that can bend!
The fancy term for ‘bending’ is ‘articulating’. Your 3D prints can articulate! Watch the videos below to learn how! Getting set up Placing the hinges…
Using a 3D printer in a classroom
Our 3D printers are so busy! These videos have all of the details that you’ll need to start printing in your own room! See the…
Use a CNC machine to make a Glowbox
If this is your first project using a CNC, please use these videos to get started using Easel by Inventables. It takes some time to learn this but once you…
Using Easel/xCarve by Inventables
What could be made? Fab Lab CNC Layout Easel Tools Easel cut depth explained Advanced Easel Tools Using “simulate” starting an xcarve` Useful links for…