Science Websites for Kids Engineering Websites & Activities for Kids & Students

Engineering Websites & Activities for Kids & Students

These 14 free websites have activities and interactive games to guide kids and high school students in engineering skills, careers, and creativity. 

 
 
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A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering

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Author/Host of Website

National Society of Professional Engineers/engineeringsights.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Learn more about the engineering marvels in each of the 50 states. Pick a state to discover five of the best-known engineering sights to be found in it....
 
 
Building Big

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Author/Host of Website

WGBH/PBS Online
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site:  Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with BUILDING BIG™, a five-part PBS television series and Web site from WGBH Boston....
 
 
Design and Test a Catapult

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Author/Host of Website

ForgeFX/Pearson Prentice Hall
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: This interactive 3D simulation allows students to work on the development of a piece of virtual machinery, capable of launching giant paintballs into the air. Using...
 
 
Design Squad

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Author/Host of Website

WGBH Educational Foundation/PBS Kids
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Design Squad is a website for K-12 students designed to spark interest and knowledge of engineering and the design process. It is based on the PBS television series. The website...
 
 
Discover Engineering

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Author/Host of Website

National Engineers Week Foundation/discoveryengineering.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
Learn about the profession of engineering, what engineers do, try some interesting and challenging activities and interactive games, and see some videos of kids using their engineering skills to...
 
 
eGFI

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Author/Host of Website

American Society for Engineering Education
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: eGFI is for everyone! From the interactive website to the colorful and inspiring print and digital magazine, there is something for everyone--students, K-12 teachers and informal...
 
 
Engineering Design Challenges

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Author/Host of Website

Marshall Space Flight Center/NASA
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle (6-8)
From site: The Engineering Design Challenges Program connects students in their classrooms with the challenges faced by NASA engineers as they design the next generation of space vehicles, habitats...
 
 
engNRICH Problem Based Learning

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Author/Host of Website

nRICH.maths.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
engNRICH offers several mathematical engineering problems for solution by students ages 14-19. There are more than 25 problems in the areas of dynamics, structural engineering, digital circuits and logic, decisions,...
 
 
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century

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Author/Host of Website

National Academy of Engineering/greatachievements.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
Learn about the top 20 engineering achievements of the 20th century and how they changed the world. Each achievement includes a timeline, significant inventors, early years of development,...
 
 
How Everyday Things are Made

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Author/Host of Website

AIM, Stanford University
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: If you've ever wondered how things are made - products like candy, cars, airplanes, or bottles - or if you've been interested in manufacturing processes, like forging,...
 
 
iRobot SPARK

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Author/Host of Website

iRobot Corporation
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
iRobot SPARK - Starter Programs for the Advancement of Robotics Knowledge offers activities for kids and lessons for teachers that use science, technology, engineering and math to construct robots....
 
 
Low Life Labs

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Author/Host of Website

Science Museum of Minnesota
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Find out what robot designers are learning from ants, cockroaches, and other simple life-forms and how the knowledge gleaned from these creatures' natural adaptations to their...
 
 
Robot Factory

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Author/Host of Website

Wonderville 3D/Alberta Science Foundation
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
Build robots to do your chores. You need to select the correct parts and energy source for each robot and task. Your robots will take out the...
 
 
TinkerBox app

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Author/Host of Website

Autodesk Inc/itunes.apple.com
Type of Educational Content

App
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
iPhone/iPad app - Use your creativity and imagination to build machines while learning important physics and engineering concepts. In the puzzles section, you follow step-by-step instructions on how...
 
 
TryEngineering

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Author/Host of Website

tryengineering.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
TryEngineering provides information, opportunities and interactive games for students ages 8 and up interested in engineering careers, competitions, scholarship opportunities, and science and math. The section on careers...
 
 
 
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