At Home Engineering

Distance learning STEM activities, ideas, and strategies

Check out DiscoverE's robust library of STEM activities, articles for parents and educators, and video challenges you can use to engage kids in engineering at home and online! 

 

At Home Engineering

  • Chats with Change Makers

    Tune into our monthly online series to meet engineers who are changing the world! Join us on September 25 at 2pm ET when Tiffany will chat with Stephanie, an engineer who works on a space time machine at Northrop Grumman. Register here

  • Article: Tips on Distance Learning

    Learn why open-ended design challenges are so well-suited for remote learning and explore options for sharing with students at home.

    File Distance Learning and The Engineering Design Process.docx

  • At Home: Water Pollution Clean Up

    Healthy water is important for humans as well as for the environment. Can you design a water filter to remove pollutants?

    PDF icon Water Pollution Clean Up at Home Activity.pdf
    Grade(s):
    K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
    Topic(s):
    Green
    Discipline(s):
    Agricultural & Biological

  • At Home: Colorful Chemistry

    Red cabbage juice makes a colorful chemical indicator for acids and bases around the home.

    PDF icon Colorful Chemistry FINAL.pdf
    Grade(s):
    3-5, 6-8, 9-12
    Discipline(s):
    Chemical

  • At Home: Build an Earthquake Resistant Structure

    Build structures out of toothpicks and marshmallows then test them on a home-made shake table.

    PDF icon asce-build-an-earthquake-resistant-structure-activity-at-home-version.pdf
    Grade(s):
    3-5, 6-8
    Topic(s):
    Structures
    Discipline(s):
    Civil

  • At Home: Tennis, Anyone?

    Create a racket that can hit a ball accurately to a partner or the target!

    File Tennis, Anyone Distance Learning Suggestions.docx
    Grade(s):
    3-5, 6-8
    Topic(s):
    Forces, Sports/ Games, Technology/Materials
    Discipline(s):
    Material Science, Industrial & Manufacturing

  • At Home: Windy City Tower

    Can you design and build a paper tower that can hold up in the wind?

    PDF icon asce-windy-city-tower-activity-at-home-version.pdf
    Grade(s):
    3-5, 6-8, 9-12
    Topic(s):
    Forces, Structures
    Discipline(s):
    Civil

  • At Home: Safe Landing

    Design a lander that keeps a ball safely secure when you drop it from 1 foot or higher.

    File Safe Landing Distance Learning Suggestions.docx
    Grade(s):
    3-5, 6-8
    Topic(s):
    Forces, Simple Machines, Space/Transportation
    Discipline(s):
    Aerospace, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mechanical

  • Article for Educators

    Learn why the Engineering Design Process is more important now than ever. Read the article.

  • At Home: Foil Boats

    How much weight will a piece of foil support? Turn it into a challenge!

    PDF icon Foil Activity-FINAL.pdf
    Grade(s):
    3-5, 6-8
    Topic(s):
    Forces
    Discipline(s):
    Material Science

  • At Home: Keep a Cube

    Challenge students to explore heat transfer using the engineering design process.

    File Keep a Cube Distance Learning Suggestions.docx
    Grade(s):
    3-5, 6-8
    Topic(s):
    Energy, Green, Technology/Materials
    Discipline(s):
    Material Science, Mechanical

  • Article for Parents

    Get great tips on doing STEM activities at home.