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Upper Elementary Lessons & Resources

Build a plane that is powered by stored energy from a rubber band, balloon or spring. The plane should be able to fly straight for 5 feet.

Build a wing that can generate lift

Build a satellite that can deploy its own solar wings and antennae

Build a device that opens up when thrown into the air

Make a satellite that can hold a cup of water and does not leak during a bumpy rocket launch

Build a helicopter that flies 10' in the air, stays up for 10 seconds, and carries a payload of 1 penny

Build a machine that makes sound waves by vibrating itself or the air around it

Make a plane painting machine to draw a design on your airplane

Make a machine that uses a fluid to move and can lift at least 10 pennies

Engineer a sensor that can detect how much fuel is in your tank

Build a lightweight wing structure that is 12 inches long and can hold up a heavy load (weight) without deflecting.

Plan and build a network to send communication in multiple directions to multiple people

Build an air-powered spinning machine inspired by Boeing CST-100 Starliner.

Build a stomp rocket that can carry a ping pong ball and hit a target.

Design a robotic arm that can move a variety of light weight objects from a table into a cup without using your hands

Hack a Box (Security Systems Engineering)

Build a box that only you know how to open and is safe from hackers

Build a machine that can make a plane fuselage by wrapping a mold (just like Boeing's carbon fiber placement machines)

Build a system that controls the movement of material and shuts off automatically

Build a wing that can support its own weight over a span of at least 2'