Updated on March 2, 2017
More than a dozen websites and apps with interactive games, projects and lessons to engage kids and high school students in engineering skills and creative thinking.
Learn more about engineering with these lessons, activities, and projects for students at all grade levels. Create a water purification device. Design a wind turbine to power an LED. Build a paper house that will withstand a storm surge. There…
Learn about the top 20 engineering achievements of the 20th century and how they changed the world. Each achievement includes a timeline, significant inventors, early years of development, and ongoing progress. Some of the achievements include electrical power, the automobile,…
TryEngineering provides information, opportunities and interactive games for students ages 8 and up interested in engineering, science and math. The section on careers let kids explore the wide variety of engineering and engineering technology majors and professions. In the section…
engNRICH offers several mathematical engineering problems for solution by students ages 14-19. There are more than 25 problems in the areas of dynamics, structural engineering, digital circuits and logic, decisions, logistics and control, mechanical engineering, power, work and energy in…
From site: Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with BUILDING BIG, a five-part PBS television series and Web site from WGBH Boston. BUILDING BIG is a great opportunity to get kids thinking about structures they see…
From site: The Engineering Design Challenges Program connects students in their classrooms with the challenges faced by NASA engineers as they design the next generation of space vehicles, habitats and technology. Middle and High School students work on design challenges…
From site: eGFI is for everyone! From the interactive website to the colorful and inspiring print and digital magazine, there is something for everyone–students, K-12 teachers and informal educators, parents and guardians, and anyone else with an interest in engineering.
Design Squad is a website for K-12 students designed to spark interest and knowledge of engineering and the design process. It is based on the PBS television series. The website offers videos, projects and games, as well as information for…