Repurpose Your Trash (Challenge Video)

Repurpose Your Trash (Challenge Video)

Back to STEM Activities Repurpose Your Trash (Challenge Video) Design a prototype using materials from your household garbage or recycling.   Print Overview STEM careers Materials Science Industrial & Manufacturing Grade level 3-5 6-8 9-12 Topic Design Challenge...
Repurpose Your Trash (Student Instruction)

Repurpose Your Trash (Student Instruction)

Back to STEM Activities Repurpose Your Trash (Student Instruction) Using materials from your household garbage or recycling, design a prototype for something that people can enjoy or use. Print Overview STEM careers Materials Science Industrial & Manufacturing...
Waste-Free Future Project Challenge

Waste-Free Future Project Challenge

Back to STEM Activities Waste-Free Future Project Challenge This project asks students to learn about the three principles of the circular economy: Design out waste and pollution from materials. Keep products and materials in use. Regenerate natural systems. It...
A Winch Lightens the Load (Student Instruction)

A Winch Lightens the Load (Student Instruction)

Back to STEM Activities A Winch Lightens the Load (Student Instruction) Haul water—or buckets of stuff—up and down by making a well winch.   Print Overview STEM careers Mechanical Industrial Grade level K-2 3-5 Topic Forces, Motion & Energy Simple Machines Time 1...
A Winch Lightens the Load (Student Instruction)

A Winch Lightens the Load (Instructor Guide)

Back to STEM Activities A Winch Lightens the Load (Instructor Guide) How do well winches help people haul water from deep inside a well? Students design a model well winch that raises and lowers a bucket full of stuff without spilling any of it. Print Overview STEM...