All lessons align to Grade-Level ELA Standards.
Lessons at a Glance
Grade 1 • Firenze’s Light
Investigate how light passes through various materials and design light filtering outfits for Firenze.
Grade 1 • The Very Busy Spider
Design a spider web that can catch and hold at least 20 flies for 1 minute
Grade 1 • Violet’s Music
Students will use their knowledge of sound and vibrations to design and build a musical instrument
Grade 2 • Christina Katerina and the Box
In this challenge students will help Christina Katerina protect her box and make it waterproof.
Grade 2 • The Most Magnificent Thing
In this challenge, students design and build a pet carrier for a vehicle that will transport the pet safely down the hill to the vet.
Grade 3 • Stellaluna
Design and build a device that will help the birds or Stellaluna do something that they don’t normally do
Grade 3 • Those Darn Squirrels Fly South
Design and build a device or shelter that will help Old Man Fookwire stay cool while painting in this hotter climate.
Grade 4 • A Storm Called Katrina
Evaluate solutions and choose the best way to reduce the impact of the next hurricane.
Grade 4 • Guji Guji
Can you help Mother Duck persuade Guji Guji that the ducks have ways to keep safe from the hungry crocodiles?
Grade 4 • The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Design and build a device that uses renewable resources (water, wind or sunlight) to perform a task that accomplishes a goal.
Grade 4 • Trombone Shorty
Create a musical instrument for Trombone Shorty and his friends.
Grade 5 • Brave Irene
Choose one problem and then use your knowledge of the properties of materials to design a solution to help Irene more easily deliver the package.
Grade 5 • Hidden Figures
Design and build a launch system that will allow an object to be launched and “escape” Earth’s gravity for the longest time.
Grade 5 • Nya’s Long Walk: A Step at a Time
Create a water filter to clean the water, so Nya's family won't get sick anymore.
Grade 5 • One Well: The Story of Water on Earth
Students will propose a way to decrease water consumption or increase its availability to areas which have little access to water.
Grade 6 • Ghost
Help the coach develop an informational product that informs the athletes on best practices for training and competing
Grade 6 • Not A Box
Create a method to amplify a song being played from a cell phone and describe the physical effects of amplification.
Grade 7 • Don’t Let Them Disappear
Enhance the book by creating a book extension to 'Don’t Let Them Disappear.'
Grade 7 • The Magician
Create, perform, and explain magic tricks based on science concepts that Holly and Buddy could use in their next show.
Grade 7 • The Mess That We Made
A great garbage patch in our oceans is growing because of our trash. Develop a decision matrix to compare solutions to this problem and evaluate the designs, identifying benefits and limitations of each.