We are happy to announce our new Engineering Adventures unit, Music to My Ears: An Acoustical Engineering Challenge, is now available. Students learn about Mongolia and the Naadam festival that is held there every summer and are challenged to engineer an acoustic device that amplifies music from a small speaker. Download your free copy of this engaging engineering unit today!

This engineering teacher tip is for out-of-school-time educators who use Engineering Adventures, our elementary afterschool curriculum—specifically the unit Shake Things Up: Engineering Earthquake-Resistant Buildings. This unit introduces kids to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010; the challenge is to engineer a model building that can withstand a quake.

We notice that sometimes kids in afterschool just can’t get enough of the topics covered in EiE’s Engineering Adventures curriculum. Whether it’s planetary science in Liftoff: Engineering Rockets and Rovers or conservation in Go Green: Engineering Recycled Racers, we offer Educator Resources lists that guide you to materials to further engage students . . . and foster deeper understanding of how engineering connects to subjects like science and social studies.