As I started to prepare for this school year, I searched out available engineering resources for my 5th grader who loves creative science challenges. I found gold! These studies from Engineering is Elementary are free and most of them only require items you can easily find at a dollar store.
In order to download each study, you will need to fill out a form and share your name, address, and email address. I did this months ago and I don’t think I’ve received a single email.
Engineering Adventures
These units are designed for grades 3-5 as afterschool activities. You can download the student guide and a teacher’s guide for each unit. Click here go to the Engineering Adventures curriculum units page.
You will find units on:
- Flying Technologies
- Rockets and Rovers
- Bubble Wands
- Aid Drop Packages
- Earthquakes
- Recycled Racers
- Invasive Species
Engineering Everywhere
These units are designed for grades 6-8. They also have a student guide and a teacher’s guide available for download. They only had two a couple months ago so I suspect they will be adding more in the future. Click here to see the current curriculum units available.
They currently have units for:
- Urban Landscapes
- Insulated Homes
- Safety Helmets
- Ice Cream
wow! This is great! Do you use this for a few weeks at a time? Do you have another science curriculum you use interspersed with these? Or will you use this as your primary science material? I think I might use it as our science material for the year!