Engineer at Home 939

They just don't always know it yet.

Engineer @ Home was created to help families discover the engineering that already exists in everyday life. Through play. curiosity, and shared problem-solving, we help children develop confidence, creativity, and a lifelong sense of belonging in STEM.

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Woman and boy building a geometric structure with wooden sticks and connectors at a table.

Stylized green hills with a small sprouting plant on the left and layered brown and beige hills on the right.

The Engineering Cycle

ASK

What is the problem?
What do we want to learn?

Imagine

Brainstorm ideas and plan possibilties

Create

Build a prototype using materials and ideas.

Test

Try it out! Collect data and observe.

Improve

What worked? What can we make better?

Engineering is a Cycle

We ask, imagine. create, test, and improve-then we start again.

How We’ll Engineer

In this unit, your family will try ideas, notice what happens, test designs, make changes, and try again. There is no single perfect solution—the goal is to learn from each attempt.

What You'll Explore

About This Collection

Ages
6-10

5
Activities

Low Prep
30–60 min

Everyday
Materials

Connect to
real Life

Family Story

"We built a bridge out of cereal boves and tape. It kept falling down until we changed the triangles." Now we build better ones!
— The Nguyen Family

Smiling family of four assembling a craft project together at a wooden table outdoors.

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Helping families discover the engineering that already happens in everyday life.

Engineer at Home is supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No.2520318.

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