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Engineering
A boy with light brown skin, curly hair, and a yellow hoodie looks with concern at a calendar on the wall. A week is circled on the calendar with "Aunt Camila's" written next to it.

Keep It Watered

Luis and Guadalupe have a problem. They are going away for a week, but their tomato plants still need to be watered. This interactive story introduces the engineering design process as they design a solution to their problem.
Engineering
Engineering
A family is watching a video on a TV. On the screen, three Indian musicians are playing traditional instruments.

Sounds of Celebration

Purna and Ved have a problem. They want to play music for their grandparents, who are coming from India to visit them, but they don’t have any instruments. This interactive story introduces the engineering design process as they design a solution to their problem.

Engineering
Computer Science
A girl and boy are in a living room. The girl has light skin and red-brown hair. She is wearing a sweatshirt, jeans, and ankle braces for balance and mobility. She is smiling and dancing. The boy has light skin and blond hair. He is wearing a t-shirt and jeans. He is kneeling on the floor, writing on pieces of paper that are covered in symbols. He is thinking about many different symbols, including hands clapping, a person jumping, arrows going in different directions, and numbers surrounded by arrow loops.

Loopy Moves

Eddie and Tricia have a problem. Writing down all their dance steps is taking a long time! This interactive story shows how they think like computer scientists to design a solution to their problem.

Computer Science
A library with a table full of classroom engineering design supplies: straws, paper, clips, pipecleaners, paper plates, tape and glue

Events

Organizing a family STEM event? Promote creative problem solving with these research-based activities designed for a group setting.