Workshop Resources
Disney Imagineering Trajectory Video
Roller Coasters
This roller coaster engineering design challenge is fantastic and embodies #STEMontheCheap student engagement. (Hint: Lowe’s has the lowest price on 3/4″ inner diameter pipe insulation at $1.18 for 6′.)
Read MoreRoller Coaster Science
Watch the laws of physics at work, at 1,000 frames per second. And get a quick lesson in positive and negative G’s.
Read MoreIdeas are Scary – GE Commercial
A great advertisement about ideas from General Electric that works nicely with the #STEMAZingPictureBook, What Do You Do With An Idea? by Kobi Yamada and with our IDEAS Engineering Journal.
Read MoreCSC Toys | Rockets and Beyond
Chris Welborn has loads of great #STEMontheCheap toys to engage students with related to force, energy, and power.
Read MoreBalloon-Powered Car
These #STEMontheCheap balloon powered cars are another engineering design challenge that allows for iteration through the engineering design process.
Read MoreSkimmer Hull
With a fan, you can engage students with these skimmer hulls using the wind to push them forward. Another engineering design challenge for iteration and investigation.
Read MoreWheels and So Much More from Kelvin Educational
A great STEM supply company. We used the Front Dragster Wheels (Stock #990168) for our balloon powered cars. These are great because bamboo skewers found at Walmart fit right into them.
Read MoreWhat Do You Do with an Idea? YouTube Read Along
Read along video of What Do You Do With An Idea?
Read MoreBalloon Rocket Design Challenge
A simple engineering design challenge which lends itself to lots of investigation.
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