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 • 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 • 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 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.'