EiE Families

Luis and his mom, Guadalupe from the "Keep it Watered" EDP activity sit at a kitchen table where their tomato plant is being watered by a mechanical arm.

Keep It Watered!

Help Luis and his mom, Guadalupe, engineer a solution to keep their tomato plants watered while they go away for a week!

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Kenji and Emi from the "Bye Bye Bug "EDP activity look through a backpack and consider what materials they might be able to use to create a bug trap. They find things like a ruler, mesh, a bottle, a cup, a tissue box and a paper towel roll.

Bye Bye Bug

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Help Kenji and Emi engineer a solution to help a ladybug get outside safely!

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An adult and a child work on an engineering design project together using cups and string

Can Families Engineer At Home?

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Learn what engineers do, whether children can engineer, and how families can engineer at home.

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Turn It Up!

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Help Bia and Cris engineer a solution to make the music from their grandfather Tiago’s cell phone louder!
Bia and Chris stand with their grandfather, Tiago from the "Turn it Up" EDP activity. Behind them are multiple sound devices such as an organ, a bullhorn and speakers.

Sounds of Celebration

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Help Purna and Ved engineer musical instruments to welcome their grandparents when they come to visit!
A colorful drawn picture of a family who sings and plays homemade instruments while two people outside a window stand on a map of India

I Spy Technologies

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Make a trip to the grocery store or the laundromat more fun as you spot technologies all around you!
Art supplies on a desk: paints, paperclips, colored pencils and dice

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

Events

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

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Looking for a little inspiration? Check out these young engineers in action! 

Send an email to EiEFamiliesFun@mos.org for more information about how to share your own pictures!

Bye Bye Bug

A boy suspends a reused berry container from a string to catch a toy bug underneath

Boston, MA

Bye Bye Bug

A girl sits with a teacher at a desk working on an upturned plastic container for the Bye Bye Bug activity

Boston, MA

A Story to Remember

Two kids build an engineering project with papers, tape, scissors and glue

Allie (8) and Sammy (9), Austin TX