Solving food scarcity. Preventing viral outbreaks. Designing eco-friendly cities. Today’s real-world challenges need a generation of problem solvers who can think, design, build and solve for tomorrow in a collaborative student-centered environment. Make anytime, engineering time, with flexible, easy-to-implement challenges that engage students in school, afterschool, or during summer learning. Educators benefit from educator guides with lesson plans and quick set up that guide instruction.

Learn to think like an engineer! Help students apply their knowledge of science and math to solve relevant, global challenges and start to see themselves as engineers. Eleven hands-on units introduce real-world challenges from around the world, from designing earthquake-resistant structures in Haiti to creating ecofriendly recycled race cars for a derby in Senegal. Special Report videos set the context with subject-area expert interviews and by going on location with engineers.  Learners get a closer look at how real professionals in the field solve challenges.

Ready to think like a NASA scientist? Engineering Everywhere invites learners to work together to find solutions to some of today’s most pressing global engineering challenges. Twelve thought-provoking units challenge learners to think like real engineers as they solve problems like designing eco-friendly plastic alternatives or developing technologies to help NASA scientists learn more about a newly discovered Moon. Dynamic correspondent interviews with experts and engineers give learners an overview of the problem and how real professionals in the field have worked to solve it. 

Whether you’re organizing a family STEM event, or looking for fun STEM activities to do as a family at home, EiE Families has you covered! These hands-on, research-based activities promote collaborative problem-solving, and build confidence in families’ understanding of the STEM disciplines. Designed for families with children ages 4-11. Activities are free.