Family Sotry
"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
— The Nguyen Family
Water & Environment
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.
ASK
What is the problem?
What do we wantto learn?
What do we wantto learn?
The Engineering Cycle
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.
What You'll Explore
Stability & Balance
Shapes & Strength
Materials & Forces
Design & Constraints
Problem Solving
About this Collections
From tiny bridges to towering skyscrapers, structures surround us every day. Children learn how engineers design solutions that are strong, stable, and able to carry loads. Through hands-on challenges, they'll experiment with balance, shape, materials, and forces.
Engineering Challenges
Easy
Build a Paper Bridge Design a bridge that can span a gap using just paper and tape.
Easy
Medium
Test Strength with Weights How much weight can your structure hold?
Medium
Medium
Design a Bridge for Toy Cars. Build a wide bridge, strong, and smooth enough for a toy car.
Medium
Easy
Explore Shapes Which shapes make the strongest structures?
Easy
Where will you engineer next?
Explore another collection and keep the engineering fun going.
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