The PBS Design Squad website, which supports the popular t.v. show of the same name, features 15 fun activities, some of which we’ve  featured on this EGFI teachers’ site. From an extreme kicking machine to a ping-pong ball launcher, these projects will unleash your students’ ingenuity and get them thinking like engineers. Designed for 9-12 year olds, each activity has step-by-step instructions and age-appropriate explanations of the main idea.

Age Range: Grade 4 and up

Skills/subjects: Materials, Tools and Machines, Engineering Design, Physical Science

Filed under: Web Resources

Tags: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Television show, Website