Challenge the engineer inside you

At Next Engineers, we think engineering is amazing and that engineering is for everyone. So, we created Challenge Yourself: a series of activities and resources to give everyone the opportunity to explore engineering.

You will find three different kinds of resources:

• Experiment and Explore gives students an opportunity to investigate important science phenomena and think about how these can be used to solve problems. Each begins with simple experiments that you can do in class or at home along with ideas and suggestions for how you can extend and deepen the learning. They end with a challenge to apply this learning by engineering solutions to create a world that works. How far you go is up to you. Do only the initial investigation or challenge your students or child to build and test their own engineering designs.
• Build it! are some of our favorite engineering design challenges. As the name suggests, these are challenges that require a built response from individuals or teams. We have chosen challenges that invite a wide range of design solutions of varying complexities so that they are accessible to younger and older children alike. In each case, an extension is offered for those young engineers who want more of a challenge. Shepherd your students or child through the engineering design process or get your hands dirty and Build it! with them.
• Nerd Out offers brief descriptions of some of the world’s most amazing engineers and their engineering feats. Each piece includes moments for readers to stop and have a think about the science and mathematics involved. Teachers, use Nerd Out to design your own integrated STEM learning experiences or as the basis for class research projects. Parents, use Nerd Out to start conversations with your child about the wonderful world that engineers can help create.