April 2026: Travel to an island community, helping them to recover after a powerful storm. In this hands on challenge, students use the design thinking process to empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test, and improve solutions that help restore important parts of the community using limited materials. Use the slideshow to guide students step by step as they plan, create, test, and improve their designs, strengthening collaboration, resilience, and real world problem solving skills.

February 2026: Immerse yourself in a prehistoric adventure with this museum-inspired engineering challenge! In this hands-on experience, students will take on the role of young paleontologists as they investigate, design, and create their own fossil exhibit. Using the engineering design process, students will plan, build, and refine their ideas while developing creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Use the slideshow to guide your students through each step as they uncover clues, think like scientists, and bring their discoveries to life.

Willy Wonka Gobstopper Vault Upper Grades
January 2026: Join us in our world of imaginative engineering. In this hands on challenge, students use the engineering design process to design and build a secure vault to protect a valuable gobstopper. As they plan, construct, test, and improve their designs, students explore structure, stability, and creative problem solving while collaborating to outsmart curious candy seekers.

Candyland Primary Grades
January 2026: Sweeten your STEAM block with a colorful design challenge. In this hands on experience, students use the engineering design process to create and test a solution inspired by a candy themed world. Guided step by step through planning, building, and improving their designs, students practice creativity, teamwork, and early engineering skills in a playful and engaging way.

November 2025: Step into a sweet engineering adventure! In this hands-on activity, students will use the engineering design process to design and build a structure that can help a classic storybook character escape a tricky situation. Use the slideshow to guide your students step-by-step as they plan, build, test, and improve their designs while exploring creativity, problem-solving, and a little holiday-inspired fun.

October 2025: Get ready for some fall-themed engineering fun! In this hands-on activity, students will use the engineering design process to design, build, and test a catapult that can launch a candy pumpkin as far and accurately as possible. Use the slideshow to guide your students step-by-step as they plan, build, test, and refine their designs, combining creativity, problem-solving, and a little pumpkin-flinging excitement!

September 2025: Set sail on a swashbuckling engineering adventure! In this hands-on activity, students will use the engineering design process to design and build a pirate ship that’s light enough to float but strong enough to carry as much treasure as possible. Use the slideshow to guide your students step-by-step as they test, redesign, and discover what makes a successful floating design.