Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal
Students learn about the role of fast food in our nation's diet and use the engineering design process to design, build and test a healthy fast food meal for children.
High School STEM
Browse our STEM activities, which give students practice using the engineering design process to solve real-life problems and design solutions.
Water, Water, Everywhere?
Students study global access to clean water and then apply the engineering design process as they research, design and build a water purification system.
Port: A Transportation System
Explore the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore to learn about the ways technology and careers help make this trade center such a successful part of Maryland.
Planning Your Future Career in Advanced Technology
In this interactive lesson, students explore the range of industries that produce and rely on advanced technology and learn how their skills and interests may align with career opportunities.
Understanding Dynamic Systems
In this interactive lesson, students learn systems thinking basics and explore tools such as causal loop diagrams as they examine the dynamics of soil health.
Speaking Your Mind About Global Warming
In this interactive lesson, students learn about the effects of global warming and produce a video to share their own views and concerns.
Cracking Your Genetic Code | The Promise and Perils of Genetic Technologies
In this interactive lesson, students examine technologies that help scientists better understand and manipulate the human genome—the complete set of genes that all of us possess.
Invent Apps That Help Others and Build Empathy
In this interactive lesson, students will discover how new apps are improving the lives of people with a disability or illness and helping to raise empathy.
The Design Process
In this interactive, students follow the steps of the design process to solve problems and tackle engineering challenges.
Environmental Engineering: Adapting to Rising Sea Levels with Floating Buildings
Students learn how designers are responding to rising sea levels by creating floating buildings and use the engineering design process to make their own floating structures.
Rise of the Robots | Engineering a Robotic Future
Students explore the challenges of creating humanoid robots, including developing mobility, manual dexterity, and the ability to sense and understand the environment.
STEM Career Labs
In this collection, students hear from STEM professionals about their educational pathway, what it is they love about their jobs, and how they really do use the math and science they learned in high school.