All lessons align to Grade-Level ELA Standards.
Lessons at a Glance
Grades PK/K • Harry the Dirty Dog
How can we keep Harry from running away when it’s bath time?
Grades PK/K • Rosie’s Walk
Can you help Rosie make it safely home to the henhouse, no matter where Fox hides?
Grades PK/K • Ten on the Sled
Can you use the engineering design process to create a sled that will keep 10 friends inside all the way down the hill?
Grades PK/K • The Snowy Day
Build a structure to reduce the warming effect of the sun on an ice cube.
Grade 1 • A Visitor For Bear
Design a type of trap or way to capture the mouse and bring him away from the house.
Grade 1 • Firenze’s Light
Investigate how light passes through various materials and design light filtering outfits for Firenze.
Grade 1 • The Day the Crayons Came Home
Help Duncan stay organized and make his crayons happy again by designing a well-measured Crayon Organizer.
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 • Hello Lighthouse
Students will be taking the role of interior designers to design the family’s bedroom after the baby arrives.
Grade 2 • Help! A Story of Friendship
In this challenge the students will design and build a different way to get Mouse out of the hole.
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 • Creepy Carrots
Students will design and build a fence to keep Jasper out of the field. The fence should surround an area of at least 120 sq cm and should be at least twice as high as Jasper.
Grade 3 • Doll-E 1.0
Can you design an upgrade to one of your toys, so that it can talk like Doll-E 1.0?
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 • Ada’s Violin
Students are challenged to reforge everyday materials into playable instruments that are performed as a one-player-band in their musical STEAM talent show.
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 6 • Quangle Wangle’s Hat
Design a scaled model of the Quangle Wangle’s hat, ensuring there is enough surface area for homes for his friends.
Grade 6 • The Good Garden
Using the Engineering Design Process, students will design and build a container for composting, so Maria and her neighbors can join in on sustainable farming.
Grade 7 • Don’t Let Them Disappear
Enhance the book by creating a book extension to 'Don’t Let Them Disappear.'
Grade 7 • Pele and Poli’ahu
You are being hired to research a possible filming location for a new action movie. Research and communicate patterns of scientific evidence that help forecast the likelihood of earthquakes and/or volcanic eruptions in given filming locations.
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.
Grade 7 • The Secrets of Vesuvius
Design a communication system that could have warned Pompeii residents to evacuate before Mount Vesuvius erupted.
Grade 7 • When the Beat was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip-Hop
Students are challenged to create their own 36-measure hip hop composition using Earsketch, applying programming concepts and reflecting on their role as modern-day creators.